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4x/0.25, earth, northwest africa, polarized, primitive achondrite, scope2, Tucsen C30 3MP sCMOS, zerene stacker

NWA 5384 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 5384 Meteorite Thin Section

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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4x/0.25, A3550UPA CCD 5MP, achondrite, eucrite, named fall, polarized, scope2, zerene stacker

Agoult Meteorite Thin Section

Agoult Meteorite Thin Section

Agoult Meteorite Thin Section

Found in Agoult, Morocco this unbrecciated eucrite contains relatively large zircon crystals which crystallized around the date 4,554.5 Ma. Considering its ancient age, along with its mineralogy and petrology, the Agoult Meteorite is likely a unique sample of the original Vestan crust. This thin section, seen under cross polarized light, exemplifies nature’s artistic ability to create beautiful stained glass. Additional details on Agoult can be found at Meteorite Studies.

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10x/0.25, 4x/0.25, LMScope, mars, Nikon D810, northwest africa, polarized, scope2, Tucsen C30 3MP sCMOS, zerene stacker

NWA 2737 Meteorite Thin Section

NWA 2737 Meteorite Thin Section

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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