This slice of Canyon Diablo is 15 centimetres across. Iron meteorites, when sliced open and etched with acid, typically show a distinctive criss-cross

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This slice of Canyon Diablo is 15 centimetres across. Iron meteorites, when sliced open and etched with acid, typically show a distinctive criss-cross pattern known as the Widmanstatten pattern.

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Size: 5140px × 3400px
Photo credit: © NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, LONDON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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