Submission + - New NASA lunar and meteorite sample data online (nasa.gov)
White Yeti writes: Following up on a 2020 submission, more samples and hi-res data have been added to NASA's research-grade Astromaterials 3D site. I don't see a New/News link, so here's text from the informal release statement:
[We are] excited to announce the public release of several exciting new features on Astromaterials 3D!
- 20 new samples from NASA’s Apollo Lunar and Antarctic Meteorite Collections
- NASA Pins—a curated selection of surface and XCT features with brief descriptions written by NASA’s Curation scientists, visible in the Pins section of the Explorer
- The much-anticipated public release of the actual high-resolution 3D model files, now available for download from every rock’s Details page
Launched to the public in December 2020, Astromaterials 3D is an information-rich visualization tool for researchers and the general public. Combining high-resolution photography, structure-from-motion photogrammetry and X-ray computed tomography, the project succeeds at producing research-grade interactive 3D models of the exterior and interior of samples in a single coordinate system. At its core, Astromaterials 3D intends to provide greater access to NASA’s astromaterials collections and the incredible stories these rocks from space reveal through the study of them.
