Which of These Is NOT a Reason to Believe Asteroids

question 188

Multiple Choice

Which of these is NOT a reason to believe asteroids have collisions with each other?

• A) Astronomers have observed satellites of asteroids that appear to have been captured after collisions.
• B) Almost all of the asteroids orbit the Sun in the same direction.
• C) There are several families of asteroids with very similar orbits.
• D) Astronomers have observed asteroids that appear to be two lobes connected by a narrow collar, as though two asteroids had collided and stuck together.

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