Meteorite FRO99040M

Practical significance

Cometary dust analog

Origin

Crushed piece of meteorite FRO99040

Main constituent
Olivine
Particle size Mie: reff (μm)
5.90
Particle size Mie: veff
3.09
Particle size Fraunhofer: reff (μm)
2.98
Particle size Fraunhofer: veff
6.46
Size distribution plot:
Size Distribution FRO99040M
Size distribution table
size_fro99040m.txt
Particle shape

Irregular

Color
Dark grey
SEM/TEM images:
FRO99040M SEM Image
All SEM/TEM images (zip file)
sem_fro99040m.zip
Scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
520.00 nm
Scattering matrix (1) table
matrix_fro99040m_520nm.txt
Scattering matrix (1) plot:
Scattering Matrix elements FRO99040M
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) wavelength in nm
520.00nm
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table M
extra_fro99040m_520nm_M.txt
Synthetic scattering matrix (1) table F
extra_fro99040m_520nm_F.txt
Refractive index

1.65 + i0.001 (estimation based on constituents)

Angle range (deg)
[5,177]
Reference/s
Frattin et al., 2019