Images Dated 23rd May 2003

Root hairs of marjoram

Root hairs. Coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph (SEM) of a root of marjoram, Origanum vulgare. The root is covered in numerous tiny, water-absorbing root hairs. Root hairs form an intimate contact with the soil particles, and enormously increase the root's absorbing surface area. Marjoram is a herbaceous plant used as a culinary herb, and its flowers contain medicinal properties. The plant grows wild throughout most of Europe. Magnification: x100 at 6x4.5cm size

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Globular cluster M80

Globular cluster M80. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of the globular star cluster M80 (NGC 6093). This massive star cluster lies some 28, 000 light years away in the constellation Scorpius. M80 contains hundreds of thousands of stars. Stars in globular clusters all form at about the same time. This makes them useful for the study of stellar evolution, as the stars differ only in their masses. These stars are around 15 billion years old. Some stars with a mass similar to our Sun have developed into the bright red giants (orange) seen throughout this cluster. Image taken on the 1st July 1999

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Mechanics working on the car of Thomas Jaeger (GER), Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes

Mechanics working on the car of Thomas Jaeger (GER), Original-Teile AMG-Mercedes, Mercedes-Benz CLK-DTM. DTM Championship, Rd 3, Nurburgring, Germany. 23 May 2003.
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