What Is a Hirayama Family of Asteroids

question 37

Multiple Choice

What is a Hirayama family of asteroids?

• A) group of asteroids that have nearly identical orbits
• B) either of two groups of asteroids that orbit at Jupiter's distance from the Sun
• C) group of asteroids that have identical spectra and therefore identical compositions
• D) group of asteroids that have orbits that cross Earth's orbit but remain outside Venus's orbit

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