Scanning electron microscope of fossil diatoms from Foulden Maar
Rights: Daphne Lee, CC BY-ND Published 23 July 2019 Size: 250 KB Referencing Hub media

A scanning electron microscope image reveals fossil diatoms, present in their billions at Foulden Maar.

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