NWA 8276 Meteorite Thin Section
NWA 8276, classified as an L3.00 ordinary chondrite, represents a unique discovery — a meteorite without thermal alteration since it first formed. This fascinating chondrite is displayed here in cross polarized light. To view the meteorite’s interior, visit Meteorites USA. Additionally, John Kashuba took several great photos of NWA 8276 for Meteorite Times.
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NWA 5384 Meteorite Thin Section
Primitive achondrite NWA 5384 (provisional) in thin section viewed with cross polarized light. There are additional images of other thin sections at thinsections.ch
Daniel Ambrosi (danielambrosi.com) applied a custom version of Google’s DeepDream software to this panoramic image of NWA 5384. You can view the impressive Dreamscape in Ambrosi’s Portfolio: “Dreamscapes 2: From Inner Space to Outer Space”
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NWA 2737 Meteorite Thin Section
Stunning thin section of the chassignite NWA 2737. This cross polarized view of one of the rarest Martian meteorites captures a scene on the surface of the Red Planet of intense violence. The brownish coloration of the olivine results from the influence of intense shock pressures. More details at Meteorite Studies.
Additional photomicrographs of this thin section at Meteorite Thin Section Gallery.
Nikon D810 with 10x/0.25 objective:
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Tucsen 3MP sCMOS with 4x/0.25 objective:
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