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MirandaLo

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Which characteristics of asteroids are used to classify them?
 
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What do astronomers believe asteroids are remnants of and why?
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

albedos (reflected brightness) and spectroscopic colors (gray to red)

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Astronomers have evidence that the asteroids are the remains of material lying 2 to 4 AU from the Sun that was unable to form a planet because of the gravitational influence of Jupiter, the next planet outward


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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Excellent

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Wow, this really help

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