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Lamb
Lamb
9-21-18
Period 6
Asteroid
C-type asteroids
Composition
5. Astronomers analyze the light that asteroids reflect to
determine the objects’ composition. This technique is called
spectroscopy. They also study meteorites thought to be
fragments of asteroid material. Astronomers have identified
several distinct classes of asteroids. Most asteroids belong to one
of three major types—C-type, S-type, and M-type.
M-type asteroids