Aluminum Isotope Provides a Window in Time (2 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Aluminum Isotope Provides a Window in Time (2 of 3)

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This images shows the false-color details of ion probe spot (secondary electron picture). Width: 20-25 micrometers. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Aug. 21, 2009, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Johan Villeneuve of CNRS and Nancy Université and colleagues, was titled, "Homogeneous Distribution of 26Al in the Solar System from the Mg Isotopic Composition of Chondrules."

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