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NASA's new 3D library of meteorites and lunar rocks

Accepted submission by Anonymous Coward at 2020-12-15 19:27:40
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An Anonymous Coward writes:

NASA just opened "Astromaterials 3D" [nasa.gov] to let anyone see and study lunar rock samples and Antarctic meteorites. From a release:

Nearly 8 years in the making, Astromaterials 3D is an information-rich visualization tool for researchers and the general public. Combining high-resolution photography, structure-from-motion photogrammetry and X-ray computed tomography, the project succeeds at producing research-grade interactive 3D models of the exterior and interior of samples in a single coordinate system.

NASA's article describing the debut is here [nasa.gov].

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