Watch: Crystals exhibit unusual growth pattern on International Space Station

Name: Watch: Crystals exhibit unusual growth pattern on International Space Station
Uploaded: 2026-07-23T20:42:54Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, conducted a science experiment growing potassium chloride crystals. The crystals developed an unusual structure not seen on Earth typically called "hopper growth".

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Don Pettit, a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station, conducted a science experiment growing potassium chloride crystals. The crystals developed an unusual structure not seen on Earth typically called "hopper growth".