NMNH - Bennu, 3

Rob Wardell, Tim Gooding and Tim McCoy, Smithsonian.
January 29, 2025
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Microscopic close-up of circular particles.
Rob Wardell, Tim Gooding and Tim McCoy, Smithsonian.

Magnetite (iron oxide) crystals less than 1 micrometer in size. The individual crystals range in shapes from six-sided cubes to eight-sided octahedra.

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