Type C asteroid
A type C asteroid, or chondrite asteroid, was the classification for a type of asteroid.

In 2259, the  entered an asteroid field in its search for the Serene Squall. A scan of this field, seen on a monitor on the starship's bridge, showed that there were an estimated 3,198,546 asteroids of this type. The asteroids ranged in  from 610 kilometers to 8 meters. There were no dwarf planets in the field. The mean density of these asteroids was 1-2 grams per cubic centimeter. The mean albedo was 0.23. ()

An unpopulated continent of Penthara IV was struck by a type C asteroid in 2368, causing a large cloud cover which nearly led to a phenomenon not unlike the nuclear winters of 21st century Earth. ()

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