Almahata Sitta Meteorite Thin Section

The Almahata Sitta meteorite and its story made the history books in 2008. Before colliding into the atmosphere over North Africa, a sky survey identified an object on a collision course with Earth; astronomers gave this asteroid a temporary name: 8TA9D69. After the bright meteor was seen by observers, meteorite hunters scoured the desert of northern Sudan and found numerous fragments. The recovered meteorite specimens are classified as an anomalous polymict Ureilite-Achondrite. This thin section of Almahata Sitta was taken in cross polarized light.

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NWA 8171 Meteorite Thin Section

A first hand look at the basaltic crust of Mars, this thin section specimen of the NWA 8171 meteorite (aka Black Beauty) provides an exquisite and unforgettable glimpse back to a time when Mars had oceans of water on its surface. More information from Space Jewels.

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This thin section has been photographed with all three of my cameras. You can directly compare the results from the three versions.

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