Hunt the Asteroids
How do we find asteroids?
Make Your Own Impact Crater
Keep Watch on Asteroids
Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. Most are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. This area of our Solar System is known as the Asteroid Belt.
Ursula Marvin
Credit: Charles Hanson
Occupation: Planetary Geologist
Year born: 1921
Research Areas: Meteorites, Moon Rocks
Solar System Quiz
A solar system consists of a star and the objects that orbit it. A galaxy contains millions of stars and solar systems. But how much do you know about our own Solar System? Take our quiz to find out!
Report Asteroid Observation Results
Complete the form to report your results. You will need the following information:
- The Group Code ID of your object.
- The X and Y coordinates of your object in each image from the set of observations.
- You can also use the form to share any comments you have about the object.
We'd like to be able to let you know if we find something interesting or unusual in the images. If you are happy for us to do so, please make sure to log into your account before you submit your results.
Get Observations
The observations that we need you to analyse are listed in the table on this page.