Lionel is measuring cosmic symplectite (COS) in our NanoSIMS. This is very exciting for us as COS is one of the most interesting mineral assemblages ever discovered. It’s tiny and rare but holds clues about comets, the outer Solar System, and the transport of water in planetary systems.
Laboratory for Space Sciences @ Wash U Physics
“Where the telescope ends, the microscope begins. Which of the two has the grander view?”
