MEC Instrument (IMAGE)

DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

MEC Instrument

Caption

At the Matter in Extreme Conditions (MEC) instrument at SLAC’s Linac Coherent Light Source, researchers recreated the extreme conditions found on Neptune and Uranus and observed the formation of diamond rain.

Credit

Olivier Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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