4x/0.25, calcium-aluminium-rich inclusion, carbonaceous, chondrite, named fall, polarized, scope2, Tucsen C30 3MP sCMOS, zerene stacker

Allende Meteorite Thin Section

Allende Meteorite Thin Section

Allende Meteorite Thin Section

Thin sections of the Allende Meteorite provide some of my favorite scenes from the ancient Solar System. Viewed with a microscope in cross polarized light, the chondrules in combination with the CAIs appear about as out-of-this-world as any image of Saturn or the Carina Nebula.

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