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asteroid

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 575990 Last modified 10.10.2025
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Domain astronomy
asteroid preferred
asteroid preferred
  • ümber Päikese liikuv kaljurahnu meenutav keha, mille läbimõõt võib ulatuda kümnest meetrist sadade kilomeetriteni
  • naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits the Sun
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    • See also: Charles Q. Choi, Asteroids: Fun Facts and Information About Asteroids, Space.com.
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asteroid preferred
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  • Paljud asteroidid on koondunud asteroidide vöösse.
väikeplaneet
Usage examples
  • Enamiku väikeplaneetide orbiit on ringilähedane ja paikneb ekliptika tasandi lähedal.
asteroid preferred
Usage examples
  • Numerical simulations of the collisional disruption of large asteroids show that although the parent body is totally shattered, subsequent gravitational reaccumulation leads to the formation of an entire family of large and small objects with dynamical properties similar to those of the parent body.
minor planet
Usage examples
  • The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the single worldwide location for receipt and distribution of positional measurements of minor planets, comets and outer irregular natural satellites of the major planets.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

asteroid asteroidid
asteroidi asteroidide
asteroidi asteroide ~ asteroidisid

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