> 253 Mathilde is the first carbonaceous chondrite asteroid to be
> thus imaged. Carbonaceous chondrites are richer in volatiles
> containing carbon atoms than are the stony sort of asteroid
> represented by Gaspra and Ida. This is interesting because carbon
> atoms will probably be extremely important to all future forms of
> life.
When I saw the photos, my first thought was "Yummy! Something tasty
to put my assemblers into!"
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