Other Members of the Solar System

are generally rocky and irregularly shaped celestial objects.

also known as chondrite, refers to asteroids that are mostly made of clay and silicates.

which means stony, is usually rocky in nature and generally made up of nickel, iron, and other silicates.

refers to metallic asteroids and is usually made up of pure nickel and iron.

is the asteroid belt, which is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

asteroids that pass near Earth.

asteroids located near Jupiter Lagrange.

The largest known asteroid in the inner solar system.

solid and known as the central part of the comet.

when the comet gets close to the sun, the gases sublimate and create an envelope or cloud around the nucleus.

the radiation and solar wind of the sun pushes some of the dust particles away from the coma creating the comet.

which is named after Jan Oort, is found at the outermost part of the solar system.

is an area where most comets are found and is located near the orbits of Neptune up to Pluto.

debris that are usually rocky and metallic in nature that orbit the solar system.

when a meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up creating a streak of light.

When they reach the surface of the Earth.