Electron Microscope Image of Sahara Desert Dust Particle Found in Sediments in Greece (IMAGE)

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Electron Microscope Image of Sahara Desert Dust Particle Found in Sediments in Greece

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This is an electron microscope image of a dust particle rounded by eolian transport. It originated in the Sahara desert and was found in 7.2 million year old sediments in Greece.

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Photo: Ulf Linnemann, Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, University of Tübingen

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