lunar vesicle in 3D.mpg

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Discovery of possible source of the lunar regolith fine fraction from liberation of particles born within impact generated vesicles in the lunar impact glass. 3D image obtained using Transmission X-Ray Microscope (TXM), shown here as the anaglyph, reveals fine structure within vesicle in the lunar impact glass. Marek S. Żbik, Yen-Fang Song, Chun-Chieh Wang, and Ray L. Frost, "Discovery of Discrete Structured Bubbles within Lunar Regolith Impact Glasses," ISRN Astronomy and Astrophysics, (2012), Article ID 506187, 3 pages.