asteroid mining
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Asteroid MiningKazi Mainul IslamReg. no: 2013135013Department of Geography and Environment,Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
Asteroid mining is the exploitation of raw materials from asteroids and other minor planets, including near-Earth objects
Types of Asteroid
C-Type Asteroid
S-Type Asteroid
M-Type Asteroid
Purposes of Mining an Asteroid
1. Outer Space Resources
2. Making Space Travel Cheap
Rare Minerals
130,000,000,000 $
PlatinumPlatinum in Asteroid NASA's Annual Budget
130
19.3
Comparisonin Billion US$
Ryugu 198 ML Didymos 2001 CC21 1992 TC
95
14
84
147
84
35
4
22
30
17
Potential Target and Estimated Profit from in Billion US$
Est. Value Est. Profit
Water Oxygen Rocket Fuel
Metal
PROX DMP 320
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