Micrometeorites from the South Pole Water Well

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Derived Images

Following are examples of cosmic glass spherules and micrometeorites, analyzed with a Zeiss DSM962 scanning electron microscope (SEM) at Dartmouth College. Click on each of the thumbnail images to access the corresponding full-resolution TIFF image.

	Barred olivine spherule
	CAT scan of spherule
	Cryptocrystalline spherule
	G-type spherule
	Weathered glass spherule
	Glass spherule
	I-type spherule
	Porphyritic spherule
	Scoriaceous spherule
	Unmelted spherule
	Silicon-rich spherule
	Relic-grain-bearing spherule
	Anorthite relic
	Unusual glass spherule with tail
	Magnetite rim spherule