ASU NanoSIMS with Maitrayee Bose and Christy Till (IMAGE)

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ASU NanoSIMS with Maitrayee Bose and Christy Till

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School of Earth and Space Exploration assistant professor Christy Till, right, and research assistant professor Maitrayee Bose, left, stand with the NanoSIMS. This advanced mass sprectrometer was a key ingredient in the discovery because it lets scientists examine the elemental and isotopic composition of microscopic samples smaller than a human hair's thickness.

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Photo by Deanna Dent/ASUNow

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