The Johnstown meteorite fell the afternoon of July 6, 1924, in Weld County, Colorado. Johnstown is an achondrite (meaning that it formed on a differentiated planetary body, and does not contain chondrules) from the diogenite group. Part of the HED (Howardites, Eucrites and Diogenites) group of achondrites, diogenites are believed to originate in the crust […]
Announcing the 2023-24 Nininger Meteorite Awardee
We are pleased to announce that Maizey Benner, a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Arizona is the recipient of the 2023-24 Nininger Meteorite Award, and Daniel Sheikh, a Ph.D. candidate at Portland State University received an Honorable Mention for the award. Maizey’s paper “Microstructural analysis of phosphorus (P)-bearing assemblages in type 3 chondrites: Implications for […]
Utrecht
Utrecht is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell June 2nd, 1843, in the Netherlands. The meteorite’s spectacular fall was described by Dr. E.H. Baumhauer (Annalen der Physik 142(12): 465-506). Three to four explosions, compared to loud cannon fire, were heard within a 25 km radius of the city of Utrecht, followed by a whistling that […]
Mayday
Mayday is an ordinary (H4) chondrite found on a farm near Mayday, Kansas. The stone was discovered by the farm’s owner, who noticed an odd stone protruding from the bank of his farm pond in July of 1955. The farmer was curious as to the stone’s origin, since it seemed different from the surrounding rocks, […]
Nininger Meteorite Award deadline extended to April 30th!
The application deadline for the Nininger Meteorite Award has been extended to April 30th! The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper. Papers must cover original research conducted by the student and must have been written, submitted, or published between January 1, 2023 […]
