Asteroids - quick facts
The Main Asteroid Belt resides between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- Images courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech
At a glance...
- Asteroids are rocky objects which orbit the Sun in our Solar System, but which are too small to be considered planets.
- They are thought to be leftover debris from the formation of our Solar System.
- The majority of asteroids can be found in the
'Asteroid Belt' between Mars and Jupiter.
- Hundreds of thousands of asteroids have so far been discovered and users of the Faulkes Telescopes have contributed to these discoveries!
Asteroid ‘Snowdonia’, discovered by users of Faulkes Telescope North
Asteroid ‘Haleakala’, discovered by users of Faulkes Telescope North. A second asteroid, Giclas, can also be seen in the image.
