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New research on CV and CK meteorite classification

Center for Meteorite Studies alumn Dr. Zachary Torrano, Center Assistant Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson, and former Center Director Prof. Meenakshi Wadhwa are co-authors of a new paper recently published in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science. The article, “A reclassification of Northwest Africa 2900 from CV3 to CK3 chondrite”, re-evaluates the classification of Northwest…

Researcher Spotlight: Devin Schrader

Get to know Center researchers with this periodic feature! Dr. Devin Schrader is the Interim Director of the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies (CMS) and an Associate Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE). His research focuses on the study of primitive meteorites that have remained relatively unaltered since they formed in…

Explore 4.5 billion years of Solar System history

Take a virtual tour of the Center for Meteorite Studies collection, and explore 4.5 billion years of Solar System history!  

Water on Mars

Center Assistant Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson is lead author of a new paper on Mars' water, published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. Davidson’s recent work involves tracing magmatic volatiles, specifically hydrogen, in minerals in meteorites and terrestrial analogues to learn about how the terrestrial planets gained their water.  In this new…

Fossil meteorites

Center Interim Director Dr. Devin Schrader is featured in an ASU Now story recently published by Knowledge Enterprise writer Mikala Kass. The story was published in celebration of Fossil Day and includes a great feature on the Center for Meteorite Studies and an explanation of fossil meteorites. “[They give] a history of what’s been hitting the…

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