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Nanoglobules, nanodiamonds and clay flakes: Mineral-organic matter relationships in Hayabusa2 samples from Asteroid Ryugu

Center Director Rhonda Stroud is lead author on newly published findings from the Hayabusa2 Initial Analysis Macromolecular Organics and Fine-grained Mineralogy Teams which reveal the composition, morphology and functional chemistry of organic matter in Asteroid (162173) Ryugu samples through transmission electron microscopy (TEM).   These TEM studies show the Ryugu organic matter to be very […]

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Center hosts Presolar Grain Workshop

This January 20 and 21, the ASU Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (BCMS) hosted the 2024 Presolar Grain Workshop (PSG), organized by School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) Professor Larry Nittler and BCMS Director Rhonda Stroud, with help from BCMS Postdoctoral Scholar Imène Kerraouch and SESE Graduate Student Anuva Anannya.   The PSG Workshop […]

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Center Student at NASA Space Grant Poster Session

At this year's NASA Space Grant Student Poster Session, Center undergraduate Sam Campbell presented research on Making Meteorites Accessible.   Sam is a NASA Space Grant student working with Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies Director Rhonda Stroud to expand public outreach, while working towards a Bachelor's Degree in Astrobiology and a certificate in Planetary Science […]

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Behind the Scenes: New tabletop SEM

See what Center researchers are currently working on in this special behind-the-scenes feature! Director Dr. Rhonda Stroud stands next to the Center’s new variable pressure and cerium hexaboride (CeB6) source scanning electron microscope (SEM). This state-of-the-art SEM comes equipped with backscatter and secondary electron detectors for imaging at resolutions down to 10 nanometers, and an […]

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