Interplanetary Dust Particle (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Interplanetary Dust Particle

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This cometary-type interplanetary dust particle was collected by a NASA stratospheric aircraft. Its porous aggregate structure is evident in this scanning electron microscope image.

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Hope Ishii/University of Hawaii

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