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What do asteroids consist of?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

Mostly rock and ice. Some have large percentages of metals such as iron and even gold. They are remnants of the creation of our solar system. Chunks of matter that did not collect and combine to form planets.

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