The study of meteorite samples or lunar soil. theory of the origin of life on earth. Panspermia hypothesis. Fungi on rocky soil under a microscope. Multiple magnification

Extraterrestrial life on soil sample from another planet or meteorite. Species of plants and fungi unknown to science. Microscopic fungi under optical microscope. High times magnification Stock Video

Here is a look at Martian meteorite LAR12011-18 under cross polarized light from an optical microscope. Geologists slice and polish rocks very thin (about 1/30th of a mm) to help identify different minerals. The name LAR means the meteorite was found in the Larkman Nunatak location in Antarctica, however the meteorite is from Mars originally. LAR12011 is an olivine-phyric shergottite, which means it is a fine-grained rock made of the minerals pyroxene, olivine, and maskelynite (shocked plagiocla

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Meteorite Hunters: The race to find extraterrestrial treasure