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KIRKWOOD GAPS – Gaps in the asteroid belt caused by gravitational resonances with Jupiter.

MAIN BELT ASTEROIDS – Asteroids that orbit within the main asteroid belt.

METALLIC (M-TYPE) ASTEROIDS – Asteroids primarily made of iron and nickel.

SILICACEOUS (S-TYPE) ASTEROIDS – Rocky asteroids composed mostly of silicates.

CARBONACEOUS (C-TYPE) ASTEROIDS – Dark, primitive asteroids rich in carbon.

AMOR ASTEROIDS – Asteroids that approach but do not cross Earth’s orbit.

APOLLO ASTEROIDS – Near-Earth asteroids whose orbits cross Earth’s orbit.

NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID (NEA) – An asteroid with an orbit that brings it close to Earth.

TROJAN ASTEROIDS – Asteroids that share a planet’s orbit at stable Lagrange points.

VESTA – One of the largest and brightest asteroids in the asteroid belt.