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M-type asteroid

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ID 658654 Last modified 15.01.2024
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Domain astronomy
  • keskmise albeedoga metallilise koostisega asteroid, mis võib olla raudmeteoriitide ja enstatiit-kondriitide allikaks
  • medium albedo asteroid supposed to have a metallic composition and to be the progenitor both of differentiated iron-nickel meteorites and enstatite chondrites
metalliline asteroid
M-tüüpi asteroid
Usage examples
  • Psyche on M-tüüpi asteroid ja nende seas oma 220-kilomeetrise läbimõõduga suurim.
M-type asteroid
Usage examples
  • M-type asteroids are a spectral class of asteroids which appear to contain higher concentrations of metal phases (e.g. iron-nickel) than other asteroid classes, and are widely thought to be the source of iron meteorites.

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