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| • | Most
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| • | Largest
is Ceres |
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| – | 1/3
diameter of moon |
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| – | Most
much smaller |
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| • | >8,000
known |
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| • | Total
mass << Earth |
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| • | A
few make it to earth |
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| – | source
of the meteorites |
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