Petrified Lightning - 1.549" Saharan Fulgurite glyptodon mission-flown fragment of Kapton foil

mission-flown fragment of Kapton foil from the Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia

The large-scale geological event known as the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction had a profound influence on life on our planet

an area unexplored by the Apollo missions and thus ripe for research

6mmx5mm though variations in shape will occur as the material is rather difficult to cut

Alamosaurus was the largest dinosaur known in North America and one of the last to be marked in the fossil record before the Cretaceous extinction

Petrified Lightning - 1.549" Saharan Fulgurite glyptodon mission-flown fragment of Kapton foilAbove: Front of the Specimen Card. When lightning strikes dry sand, the intense heat melts and fuses the silica creating tubes of rough glass called fulgurites. The process happens quickly, often trapping molecules from the surrounding atmosphere inside the walls of the impact tube. These natural time capsules allow scientists to study the composition of ancient climates. This specimen is a 1. 549" fulgurite collected in the Sahara Desert. Originally