Gordon Mackie
Messenger from Space
A wee bit of "macro astrophotography" to capture a photo of the oldest thing I'll ever hold!
Image shows the chondrules and calcium-aluminium inclusions within a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite slice. This meteorite was found in North West Africa (NWA7942) and its formation pre-dates our Earth, originating from the processes that brought material together in the early solar nebula.
Meteorites are often referred to as "messengers from space" as through their fiery arrival on Earth they deliver information from beyond our planet on conditions in other parts of our solar system, allowing us to develop scientific theories on how it formed and evolved.
Messenger from Space
A wee bit of "macro astrophotography" to capture a photo of the oldest thing I'll ever hold!
Image shows the chondrules and calcium-aluminium inclusions within a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite slice. This meteorite was found in North West Africa (NWA7942) and its formation pre-dates our Earth, originating from the processes that brought material together in the early solar nebula.
Meteorites are often referred to as "messengers from space" as through their fiery arrival on Earth they deliver information from beyond our planet on conditions in other parts of our solar system, allowing us to develop scientific theories on how it formed and evolved.