Origin
Collected
Classification
Every Rock Tells a Story
Origin
Collected
Classification
Micro X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT)
The internal rock structure comes from a process similar to the X-ray systems used in the medical field. You can look inside the rock itself and see a visual analysis of what it is made of. For example, bright tones would indicate metal-rich features and darker tones would indicate silica-rich features.
View this interior imagery in detail by opening this rock in the Astromaterials 3D Explorer application.
Download Data
3D Model
Download this sample's textured 3D model at two different mesh resolutions in OBJ format. The specific parameters of this sample's model can be found in the tables to the right. A more detailed description of these meshes is included within the ZIP file.
XCT Imagery
Download the original XCT imagery in unprocessed, 16-bit TIFF format. The specific parameters of this sample's volumetric data can be found in the tables to the right. A more detailed description of this data is included within the ZIP file.
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