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The group of small pieces of rock revolving round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called
Answer: Option D
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D
Ans. (d)
Explanation
The group of small pieces of rocks revolving round the Sun, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called Asteroids. They may be about 1,00,000 in numbers but their total mass is only a few hundredths the mass of Moon. They include Ceres (the largest - 940 kms in diametre), Vesta (has a light coloured surface and brightest as seen from the Earth), Eros and Icarus.
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The group of small pieces of rocks revolving round the Sun, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are called Asteroids. They may be about 1,00,000 in numbers but their total mass is only a few hundredths the mass of Moon. They include Ceres (the largest - 940 kms in diametre), Vesta (has a light coloured surface and brightest as seen from the Earth), Eros and Icarus.
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