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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are asteroids whose chemical composition is largely [[carbon]]-based.  75% of known [[asteroids]] are C-types.

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'''C-type asteroids''' are asteroids whose chemical composition is largely [[carbon]]-based.  75% of known [[asteroids]] are C-types.

The largest known C-type asteroid is 10 Hygiea which is about 350-500km in diameter.

The largest known C-type asteroid is 10 Hygiea which is about 350-500km in diameter.

==Composition==

==Composition==

C-type asteroids have a very similiar chemical composition as the [[Sun]], except they are lacking [[hydrogen]], [[helium]] and other gases.

C-type asteroids have a very similar chemical composition as the [[Sun]], except they are lacking [[hydrogen]], [[helium]] and other gases.

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