X-ray Computed Tomography of Astromaterials -- jsc2024e076997

OSIRIS REx curation team during X-Ray Computed Tomography (XCT) process. Photo Date: November 21, 2024. Location: Building 31. Photo Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz

jsc2024e076997 --- Scott Eckley, X-ray scientist within NASA Johnson Space Center’s Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES), demonstrates the process for placing a container holding a piece of asteroid material in an X-Ray Computed Tomography (XCT) machine. XCT scans let researchers image particles through airtight containers and visualize a rock’s shape and internal structure without damaging the sample. Credit: NASA/Robert Markowitz