How was the first asteroid discovered?
A) It collided with the Moon.
B) Galileo saw it whiz by Jupiter.
C) Piazzi found it by searching for objects at the distance suggested by Bode's law.
D) Kepler traced back the path of meteors to the Asteroid belt.
E) Newton inferred their existence by their gravitational influence on Jupiter.
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Q16: The gaps created by the planet Jupiter
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Q19: What is a typical asteroid made of?
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Q23: What is the Asteroid belt?
A) the place
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