S-type asteroid

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S-type asteroid [′es ¦tīp ′as·tə‚rȯid]

(astronomy)

A type of asteroid whose surface is reddish and of moderate albedo, containing pyroxene and olivine silicates, probably mixed with metallic iron, similar to stony iron meteorites.

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