asteroid's
Orbiting boulder's possession
Asteroid's is the possessive form of asteroid, a rocky object orbiting the sun, smaller than a planet.
The possessive indicates something belonging to or associated with an asteroid: The asteroid's trajectory brought it dangerously close to Earth, Scientists analyzed the asteroid's mineral composition.
Curved celestial path
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
- trajectoryPath of moving object
rotation · moon · mass · diameter · velocity · iron · rocky · metallic
Act of finding something
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- namingAssigning a label
- catalogOrdered list of items
- observationAttentive watching or remark
telescope · spectroscopy · mission · sample · analysis · origin · age · density
Indication of potential harm
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- detectionAct of finding something
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
warning · DART · kinetic · extinction · dinosaur · catastrophe · NEO · risk
Available assets or supplies
- extractionAct of removing
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- waterClear essential liquid
- metalsLustrous conductive elements
prospecting · spacecraft · colonization · wealth · nickel · cobalt · commercial · claim
orbit
Curved celestial path
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- craterImpact or volcanic basin
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
trajectory · rotation · moon · mass · diameter · velocity · iron · rocky · metallic · belt
discovery
Act of finding something
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- namingAssigning a label
- catalogOrdered list of items
observation · telescope · spectroscopy · mission · sample · analysis · origin · age · density · mineralogy
threat
Indication of potential harm
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- deflectionChange in trajectory
- detectionAct of finding something
monitoring · warning · DART · kinetic · extinction · dinosaur · catastrophe · NEO · risk · probability
resources
Available assets or supplies
- extractionAct of removing
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- waterClear essential liquid
metals · prospecting · spacecraft · colonization · wealth · nickel · cobalt · commercial · claim · rights
- asteroid beltPlanetary rubble orbit zone
- asteroid impactSpace rock collision event
- asteroid miningHarvesting materials from celestial bodies