Mars Feb 8th

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

In fact it's a piece of Mars. A piece the size of a grain of sand.

I took this photo tonight using the Canon 550D @ iso400 and the Tamron 90mm f2.8 @ F4, 1/125 exp.
This is a 100% crop.

Can't wait to see what it looks like under a microscope.

The samples were purchased from reputable meteorite dealer, Galactic Stone.

[Quark (Trevor)]

Reckon that is the highest res Mars image I have ever seen Jeanette, top stuff.

Cheers
Trevor

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by Quark

Reckon that is the highest res Mars image I have ever seen Jeanette, top stuff.

Cheers
Trevor

Hee hee. Let's see you get that close with all your fancy optics and cameras.

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

Hello jjj
Do you have the story on this piece of Mars?

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

I do Matt.
I bought it from Galactic Stone and Ironworks in the US. http://www.galactic-stone.com/
There are 4 granules of the meteorite mounted in a display box with a retro space theme.
At the moment he has some specimens from last July's witnessed fall. For only $16 I think it's a brilliant way to own your own little bit of another planet.