Study of a Fossil at the ESRF (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Study of a Fossil at the ESRF

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This image shows a fossil vertebra, ready for the screening with X-rays at the ESRF. The metal table on which it is fixed allows very accurate displacements and rotations of the fossil, which is necessary to reveal its internal structure in high resolution.

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ESRF/I. Montero

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