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asteroid family
Group of asteroids with similar orbital elements (distance from the Sun, inclination of the orbital plane to the Earth's orbital plane, and eccentricity of the orbit) thought to be remnants of one larger asteroid parent.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Astronomy
- Category: Planetary science
- Company: PSRD
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