chapter 12 cmets and asteroids debris of the solar systemchapter 12 comets and asteroids debris of the solar systemchapter 12 comets and asteroids debris of the solar systemchapter 12 comets and asteroids debris of the solar system.pptVIP

April 18, 2006 Astronomy 2010 Chapter 12: Comets andAsteroids: Debris of the Solar System Discovery of Asteroids Most asteroid orbits lie in the asteroid belt – between Mars and Jupiter. Too small to be visible without a telescope. First discovered when astronomers were hunting for a planet between Mars and Jupiter 1st discovered in the 1801 Name: Ceres Distance from the Sun : 2.8 AU Discoverer : Giovanni Piazzi Followed in subsequent years by the discovery of other small planets in similar orbits By 1890, more than 300 objects had been discovered. More than 10000 asteroids now have well