Stephen Downes

This is a cool resource. "The Virtual Microscope (VM) for Earth Sciences (enables) access to rock collections that are currently held in museums, universities and other institutions around the world (and) allows users to examine and explore minerals and microscopic features of rocks, helping them to develop classification and identification skills without the need for high-cost microscopes and thin section preparation facilities." Needless to say, I went straight to the Apollo Lunr Missions collection to look at some samples collected some 55 years ago. Via Alan Levine. I guess it's not long before we have an AI-generated virtual microscope that lets us look at all manner of tiny things. But still, I like the idea of looking at actual moon rocks.