Center for Meteorite Studies

CMS Director Wadhwa featured in History Channel program

Posted September 2nd, 2009 by rrhines

CMS Director Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa was recently featured in an episode of the History Channel program "The Universe" entitled "It fell from space". The episode first aired September 1st, and highlighted the many manmade and natural space objects that have hit Earth since its formation, including meteorites. You can catch the episode again when it airs September 15th and 16th, or watch it online here.

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Meteorite of the Month

Bondoc

Posted October 1st, 2009 by rrhines

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November 2009

Bondoc is a mesosiderite found on the Bondoc Peninsula, Philippines, and obtained by H.H. Nininger in 1962. Over 850 kg of the meteorite was recovered, 550 kg of which is now housed at the Center for Meteorite Studies.

Bondoc is an extremely unusual, heterogeneous, brecciated meteorite consisting of a silicate matrix of cumulate pyroxene with interstitial plagioclase and clasts of pyroxenite and dunite, together with metal nodules and minor troilite.

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