Drill core sample with opened fractures. (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Drill core sample with opened fractures.

Caption

This picture was taken on site when the drill core sample was washed, flamed and then cracked. The 30-centimeter-long, 85-millimeter-diameter core was taken back to Japan for further study.

Credit

Y. Suzuki

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