Vesicular basaltic meteorite

Single scan of a rare vesicular asteroidal basaltic meteorite (Ibitira; classification Eucrite). The vesicles in the meteorite appear as dark ovals in the scan.

Pseudocolored 3D reconstruction from CT scans in which the vesicles are green and the matrix is transparent. The reconstruction shows the uneven distibution of vesicles throughout the meteorite. Sample courtesy of Dr. Tim McCoy, Smithsonian Institution.

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