Categorizing asteroids - Deepstash

Categorizing asteroids

The different types of asteroids are:

  • Main belt asteroids - Lies in between Mars and Jupiter; holds more than 200 asteroids
  • Trojan asteroids - found outside the main belt; usually orbits larger planets
  • Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) - circles close to earth; there are three types of NEAs, Apollo, Aten, and Atira
  • The C-type - carbonaceous asteroids
  • The S-type - silicaceous asteroids
  • The M-type - metallic asteroids
  • The V-type - has a basaltic and volcanic crust

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