Solar System

Rotation and Revolution of the Earth

Rotation of the Earth: The spinning of the earth around its axis is called the rotation of the earth. The axis is the imaginary line passing through the centre of the earth. The earth completes one rotation in 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4.09 seconds. It rotates in an eastward direction opposite to the apparent

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Asteroids and Meteoroid

Topics Asteroids Asteroid Belt Meteoroid Meteors Meteorites Comets   What is Asteroids? Asteroids are small rocky celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun, like other planets. Smaller than a planet. They are also called ‘Minor Planets’. There are lots of asteroids in the solar system. Larger asteroids are called Planetoids. They are mainly found in

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