Canyon Diablo meteorite specimen. Cut,polished and etched surface of a specimen from the Canyon Diablo meteorite. This method of preparation has revealed the high iron content. Iron meteorites,when sliced open and etched with acid,typically show a distinctive criss-cross pattern known as a Widmanstatten pattern. The Canyon Diablo meteorite impacted at Barringer Crater (Meteor Crater),Arizona,USA,around 50,000 years ago | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Natural History Museum, London |
Bildgröße: | 2702 px × 3234 px |
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