Concept information
Preferred term
asteroid
Definition
- An asteroid is a rocky or metallic object, generally smaller than a planet but bigger than a meteoroid, that orbits the Sun or another star. Asteroids are also called minor planets. What had been the largest asteroid, Ceres, has been classified as a dwarf planet. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/A/asteroid.html)
Broader concept
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-X1WSCQ6P-4
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