Astronomy · Asteroids and related bodies
Which of the following best describes an asteroid?
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- 1A large gaseous body that emits its own light
- 2A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter✓
- 3An icy body that develops a visible tail when close to the Sun
- 4A fragment of space debris that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up
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A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
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