Matthias Comerford Studying Meteorites
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Creator: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Form/Genre: Photographic print
Date: 1960s
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 108 Box 2 Folder 5
Dr. Matthias Comerford, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory metallurgist, is shown here examining the microstructures of meteoritic material. This instrument takes photographs of tiny slices of meteorites which have been polished and treated to reveal their internal structures. Microstructure studies give some indications as to how and under what conditions the material was originally formed.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 108 Box 2 Folder 5
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
1960s
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2003-19531
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print