... rock is still in its solid state; The rock, or in this case moondust, is placed in a metal basket with molten calcium chloride salt to serve as an electrolyte – a chemical compound that is capable of transporting electric charge – and heated to 950...
... up with iron-rich smectite; a type of clay mineral that contains iron and magnesium as well as either sodium or calcium and is the same clay used to make pottery. As might be expected, finding signs of ancient, tiny microbes in rocks...
... ray when it decays, was piqued back in the 70s when scientists examining meteorites found the isotope in calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions contained in these ancient rocks. After concluding that they were pristine remnants of the...
... carbonaceous meteorite that has been studied before. As part of their research, the team also searched for Calcium–Aluminium-rich inclusions (CAIs) and chondrules. CAIs are found in carbonaceous chondrite meteorites and contain high...