Pallasite slice (IMAGE)
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Using the SAPHiR instrument at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), a scientific team has for the first time simulated the formation of a class of stony-iron meteorites, so-called pallasites, on a purely experimental basis. The pictures showes a slice of a real pallasite.
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Dr. Nicolas P. Walte / TUM
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