Presolar SiC grain size and scale context

A presolar silicon carbide grain is literal stardust that formed before the Sun existed. Some grains like this wandered through the Galaxy for millions of years, survived the Solar System’s birth, and ended up locked inside meteorites on Earth. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

Dust aggregateDust aggregate·3 µm
Presolar SiC grainPresolar silicon carbide grain·8 µm
MicrometeoriteMicrometeorite·200 µm

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