planetoid
Example Sentences
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Needless to say, this means that planetoid Farfarout's journey around the sun is very different from Earth's.
From Salon
From the bite-sized planetoids of Galaxy to the hakoniwa-inspired worlds of Odyssey, the Kyoto game maker has never settled on just one formula.
From The Verge
Galaxy Lamps has a sphere that looks like a planetoid.
From Washington Times
Galaxy, meanwhile, was a dramatic departure, introducing bite-sized planetoids that constantly confronted the play with new gameplay concepts, which frequently involved shifts in gravity.
From The Verge
Researchers have long believed the moon formed as a result of a cosmic collision between an Earth that was still forming and another planetoid, commonly known as Theia.
From Fox News
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