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Imaggeo On Monday: Emoji from meteorites; impact spherule

September 14, 2020
Imaggeo On Monday: Emoji from meteorites; impact spherule
Emoji from meteorites; impact spherule. Credit: Seda Özdemir (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

This is a crossed polarized light photomicrograph of an impact spherule; a small mineralisation made when a meteorite hits the Earth and melts the rock at the point of impact, from Barberton Greenstone Belt, in South Africa. These spherules are the only remnants of Early Earth’s meteorite impact history, from between of 3.2 and 3.5 billion years ago. In this photo you can see the K-feldspar ...[Read More]

#shareEGU20: meet the EGU Early Career Scientist Representatives (pt3)!

May 8, 2020
#shareEGU20: meet the EGU Early Career Scientist Representatives (pt3)!
Image credit: Daniela Rapavá (distributed via imaggeo)

Now #shareEGU20 has come to an end, division officers have changed and this includes the Early Career Scientists (ECS) Representatives. Time to meet them!   Union-level and Deputy Union-level ECS Representatives Anouk Beniest and Anita Di Chiara Display "Anouk and Anita" from YouTube Click here to display content from YouTube. Learn more in YouTube’s privacy policy. Always display c ...[Read More]