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Ceres
Largest asteroid in the asteroid belt; dwarf planet status.
Chicxulub Impactor
Caused the mass extinction event including the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.
Hayabusa2
Japanese space mission that successfully returned samples from the asteroid Ryugu.
Pallas
Third-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt; characterized by a heavily cratered surface.
Hygiea
Fourth-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt; may qualify as a dwarf planet.
Psyche
Asteroid made of metal; target of a NASA space mission.
Bennu
Near-Earth asteroid; target of NASA's OSIRIS-REx sample-return mission.
Ensisheim Meteorite
Oldest preserved meteorite in Europe, fell in 1492 in France.
Gibeon Meteorite
Iron meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in Namibia; used by indigenous people for tools.
433 Eros
First asteroid orbited by a spacecraft (NEAR Shoemaker); second-largest near-Earth asteroid.
162173 Ryugu
Target of the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission; a C-type asteroid with a rotation period around 7.6 hours.
3200 Phaethon
Asteroid responsible for the Geminid meteor shower, and unusual because its orbit brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid.
Vesta
Second largest object in the asteroid belt; source of HED meteorites.
Hoba
Largest known meteorite that has been found on Earth.
Tunguska Event
Mysterious explosion in Siberia in 1908, believed to be caused by an airburst of a comet or asteroid.
Apophis
Near-Earth asteroid that will closely pass Earth on April 13, 2029.
Halley's Comet
Most famous periodic comet, visible from Earth every 75 to 76 years.
Barringer Crater
Best-preserved meteorite crater on Earth, located in Arizona.
1998 OR2
Large near-Earth asteroid that passed safely by in 2020.
Ryugu
Near-Earth asteroid visited by Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2.
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