A09474 Chondrites Info
Name: Asuka 09474
Country: Antarctica
Date: 2009
Mass (g): 119.2
Class: CM
Collected jointly by: NIPR (Japan) and RBINS (Belgium)
Carbonaceous chondrites:
CM2 (Mighei-type): These carbonaceous chondrites resemble their type specimen, the Mighei meteorite (the fall occurred in 1889 in the Ukraine). The CM chondrites originate from primitive water-rich asteroids, which formed during the early solar system. Their spectra closely match with near-Earth asteroids Ryugu and Bennu, which are the target of current sample return missions (Hayabusa-2 and OSIRIS-Rex).