Hubble peers inside a celestial geode

Real geodes are handball-sized, hollow rocks that start out as bubbles in volcanic or sedimentary rock. Only when these inconspicuous round rocks are split in half by a geologist, do we get a chance to appreciate the inside of the rock cavity that is lined with crystals.
Hubble peers inside a celestial geode
Photo by: NASA, ESA
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