Asteroids of Special Interest
- (6178) 1986 DA is a potentially metallic near-Earth asteroid.
- 216 Kleopatra is a metallic main-belt asteroid.
- Some C-type asteroids are likely carbonaceous chondrites, which are some tens of percent water by mass.
Read more about this topic: Colonization Of The Asteroids
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