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carbonaceous asteroid

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 658650 Last modified 15.12.2025
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Domain astronomy
süsinikasteroid
C-type asteroid
  • väikese albeedoga asteroid, mis lisaks kivimitele ja mineraalidele sisaldab suurel hulgal süsinikku
  • low-albedo asteroid containing a large amount of carbon, in addition to rock and minerals
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süsinikasteroid
Usage examples
  • Enamik asteroide on C-tüüpi ehk süsinikasteroidid - neid on õnnistatud rohke süsinikuga.
C-tüüpi asteroid
Usage examples
  • Kosmosesondid on praeguseks möödunud vaid mõnedest asteroididest. Nende asteroidide tihedusteks on arvutatud 2200−2900kg/m3 (S−tüüpi) ja 1400kg/m3 (C−tüüpi).
C-type asteroid
Usage examples
  • C-type asteroids and carbonaceous meteorites typically have 5 to 20 per cent water. The lunar surface, by contrast, has no native water.
carbonaceous asteroid
Usage examples
  • The carbonaceous asteroids contain important commodities for life support and are therefore important targets for future mining.

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