Based on observations by the Dawn spacecraft, scientists have concluded that Vesta mightbe:
A) a planetesimal left over from the solar system's formation.
B) the only remaining protoplanet in our solar system.
C) one of the dwarf planets in our solar system.
D) a fragment of Mars.
E) one of the remnants of the planet that broke up to form the asteroid belt.
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Q44: Vesta's density is:
A)about the same as
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Q48: About how many potentially hazardous asteroids pass
Q49: Asteroid 2004 FH passed within a tenth
Q50: The Amor asteroids have orbits that:
A)stay closer
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