PLANETOIDS
13
Scrabble
16
WWF
P(3) L(1) A(1) N(1) E(1) T(1) O(1) I(1) D(2) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- An asteroid of any size“1979 Tsunami generation by pelagic planetoid impact”
- An asteroid-like body in an orbit beyond the asteroid belt, such as a centaur or Kuiper belt object
- A larger, planetary, body in orbit around the Sun, such as Vesta or (candidate) dwarf planets such Eris or Sedna“1991 Optimal trajectories for an ion driven spacecraft from earth to the planetoid Vesta”
- A dwarf planet
Source: Wiktionary
