AREE 9
ASTEROID
These asteroids are part of a larger asteroid belt that is located between Bentex
and Cane. This large asteroid belt is found on the outer part of the Vela Sirius
system. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes
but much smaller than planets. About half its mass is contained in the five largest
asteroids. The asteroid belt formed from the colliding moon and a super planet, which
now have been fused together by their mutual gravitation. The remains of this collision
lie on the far side of the Vela Sirius system from the Sun, and are probably still
smoldering and slowly contracting. These bodies are composed of highly porous material
which would be unstable on the surface, and the greater part of the asteroids are
probably enveloped in a thin atmosphere of hydrogen and helium. The large asteroids
have generally been destroyed by collisions with smaller bodies. Of the five largest
asteroids in the belt, three have been destroyed by collisions and two of these have
been partially destroyed by other impacts. THXS381 is the largest asteroid and is
close to the size of a small planet.
