An example of metaphor in popular science writing:
"It was soon seen that the dust had produced distinctive carrot-shaped burrows into the aerogel collector that were a few millimetres in length, making some of them easy to spot in the laboratory. On closer inspection, however, there was a slight problem. As the particles had burrowed their way into the aerogel it was found that they'd tended to break apart. Little bits and pieces of the dust ended up being deposited all along the inside surface of the burrows. Often at the very end, having excavated its way right into the aerogel, would be a tough piece of rock that became known as the 'terminal particle'."
Natalie Starkey
Starkey, N. (2018). Catching Stardust. Comets, asteroids and the birth of the solar system. Bloomsbury Sigma.
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