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Apollo 15 Moon Rock — Apollo 15 Moon Rock
Thin sections of rocks recovered from the surface of the Moon by Apollo astronauts exhibit an array of colors when viewed through a polarized light microscope. Addition of Hoffman modulation optics to the recipe yields images that display an apparent three-dimensional character.

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