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what is this particular asteroid made of? Iron? Nevermind. It's a C-type asteroid. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-type_asteroid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by swayvil 3y ago
what is this particular asteroid made of? Iron?
Nevermind. It's a C-type asteroid.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-type_asteroid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-type_asteroid
A chunk of coal mixed with pebbles
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- Gravityloss 3y agoJust one example: If you want to go anywhere in space with chemical propulsion, most of your mass will likely be oxygen. For example oxygen-hydrogen rockets often have 6:1 mass ratio of oxygen to hydrogen. SpaceX Raptor has 3.6:1. Having a low delta vee source of oxygen is potentially extremely valuable. Hydrocarbons and water also are very useful.