Meteorites and Their Properties


LEW 88763 Image

Photograph of LEW 88763

Photograph of LEW 88763

Photograph of a new achondrite from Antarctica which has the name LEW 88763. This is a microscopic view of the meteorite produced by shining polarized light through a very thin (30 millionths of a meter) slice of the rock. The different colors primarily represent different mineral compositions and crystal orientations.


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