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Why do you think that some asteroids tumble end over end through space while other asteroids rotate around their axis?

Why do you think that some asteroids tumble end over end through space while other asteroids rotate around their axis?
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Why do you think that some asteroids tumble end over end through space while other asteroids rotate around their axis?

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Asteroids do this because of Newton's Third Law. When a asteroid hits something, it will keep on moving (spinning) until it hits something else. 
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