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Asteroids ( from Greek ἀστεροειδής-asteroeidēs, " star-like ", from " star " and " like, in form ") are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun.
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Asteroids have been ejected from these almost empty lanes by repeated perturbations.
Asteroids which approach it have their eccentricity slowly increased until they become Mars-crossers, at which point they are usually ejected from the asteroid belt by a close pass to Mars.
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
This blast was also featured on The Science Channel series Killer Asteroids, with several witness reports from residents in Atlin, British Columbia.
Expeditions have been launched from Duckburg to the Moon, Mars, Venus, the Asteroids, and more remote parts of the Galaxy.
Asteroids are understood to be left-over planetesimals, gradually grinding each other down into smaller and smaller bits, while comets are typically planetesimals from the farther reaches of a planetary system.
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets is a book by John S. Lewis which discusses the development of interplanetary space within our solar system.
* Mining the Sky: Untold Riches from the Asteroids, Comets, and Planets by John S. Lewis ; Perseus Publishing ; ( September 1997 ); ISBN 0-201-32819-4
Development was led by Eugene Jarvis, a pinball programmer at Williams ; Defender was Jarvis ' first video game project, and drew inspiration from Space Invaders and Asteroids.
Large asteroids, an element from Asteroids, were then added to the game world, but were later removed because the staff felt it lacked enjoyment.
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Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Asteroids fly straight outwards from the centre of the screen at regular intervals.
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
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Asteroids and Greek
Asteroids in the group are named after Greek heroes ( the " Greek node or camp " or " Achilles group "), and those at the point are named after the heroes of Troy ( the " Trojan node or camp ").
Asteroids at Lagrangian point are named after Greek warriors ( such as 588 Achilles ) and asteroids at after Trojans ( such as 884 Priamus ).
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Category: Asteroids named from Greek mythology
Asteroids and ",
" Educational program of Japan Spaceguard Association using asteroid search ", Spaceguard Detective Agency, Proceedings of Asteroids, Comets, Meteors-ACM 2002. International Conference, 29 July-2 August 2002
A. Grier, " Spectroscopy and Classification of Mars Trojan Asteroids ", Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society 34, 2002, p. 840.
* Signor, P. and J. Lipps ( 1982 ) " Sampling bias, gradual extinction patterns and catastrophes in the fossil record ", in Geologic Implications of Impacts of Large Asteroids and Comets on the Earth, I.
Asteroids and star
Players controlled a star ship that moved by applying thrust, similar to the vessel from Asteroids, with the ability to fire straight-missiles and enter Hyperspace to avoid being hit.
Asteroids and like
There was a home gaming system that used vector graphics called Vectrex as well as various arcade games like Asteroids and Space Wars.
Asteroids like Interamnia, Davida, Europa and, unless under exceptional conditions Hygiea, are too faint to be seen with commonly sold binoculars.
He used to study and analyze games for hours ; capturing in his mind every frame of the layout of games like Donkey Kong, Pacman, Asteroids, Space Invaders or Robotron: 2084 ; taking notes of every detail and then trying to replicate them on his computer.
One of the idents used involved classic board games, card games, and arcade games like Asteroids and Space Invaders.
One player controlled a wedge-shaped starship like the one that later appeared in Asteroids, and the other controlled a ship shaped like the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek.
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