carbonaceous
adjective
car·bo·na·ceous
ˌkär-bə-ˈnā-shəs 
1
: relating to, containing, or composed of carbon
2
: rich in carbon
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Warm hydrogen glows pinkish-purple in the image, while cosmic dust, composed of tiny grains of siliceous (rocky) and carbonaceous (sooty) material, appears reddish-brown.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
Once part of a much larger body, Ryugu is a C-type, or carbonaceous, asteroid, meaning it is made of mostly clay and silicate rocks.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
Closer analysis revealed that the meteorite was formed from eight types of CM chondrite, the most common variation of carbonaceous chondrite.
—Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
But this theory doesn’t explain why Phobos and Deimos look so similar to D-type asteroids with their carbonaceous surfaces.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 June 2024
Once part of a much larger body, Ryugu is a C-type, or carbonaceous, asteroid, meaning it is made of mostly clay and silicate rocks.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 19 May 2024
Closer analysis revealed that the meteorite was formed from eight types of CM chondrite, the most common variation of carbonaceous chondrite.
—Sorcha Bradley, The Week Uk, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
But this theory doesn’t explain why Phobos and Deimos look so similar to D-type asteroids with their carbonaceous surfaces.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 31 May 2024
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carbonaceous
adjective
car·bo·na·ceous
ˌkär-bə-ˈnā-shəs
: relating to, containing, or made up of carbon
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