The Emergence Machine

Asteroid

abstract · Astronomy · Level 5 · E0

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Emergence definition

Asteroids are small, rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the Sun in the solar system, typically found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, as they are naturally occurring solids with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure, formed through geological processes.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “asteroid” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “asteroid”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
asteroid
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0AsteroidOrbitRockGravityMineralForceFormMassStructureActionMatterMotionQuantityEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesAsteroid BeltL9AsteroidL5OrbitL4RockL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Orbit L4 (requires)
    A small, rocky or metallic body orbiting the Sun in the solar system, typically found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  • Rock L4 (requires)
    Asteroids are composed primarily of rock and metal, making understanding rock composition essential.

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