🚀We’re excited to see our TESCAN Vega 3 reveal the fascinating story of Martian meteorite DAG476! Ejected from Mars 1.35 million years ago, this meteorite landed on Earth in 1998. Using SEM and EDS mapping, Cranfield Microscopy Services uncovered its stunning composition: 🟢 Olivine grains 🟤 Clinopyroxene matrix 🔵 Interstitial glass It's amazing to see our tech contributing to Martian discoveries! #RedPlanetDay #ElectronMicroscopy #TESCAN #PlanetMars #Meteorites #Innovation
As today is Red Planet Day here is an SEM and EDS map of a Martian meteorite known as DAG476, which was ejected from Mars about 1.35 million years ago to land on Earth in 1998. We produced images of it in our TESCAN Vega 3 in Univac mode. It is composed of olivine grains (EDS map pale green areas) embedded in a fine grained matrix of clinopyroxene (EDS brown area) mixed with interstitial glass (EDS blue areas). It probably crystallised in a near surface lava flow. Its always exciting to see such fascinating samples in our SEM! #RedPlanetDay #PlanetMars #ElectronMicroscopy #Research #Meteorites