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CMS at Lunar & Planetary Science Conference!

This March, several members of the Center for Meteorites Studies presented new findings at the 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), in Houston, Texas.  The Center's presentations covered a range of topics in meteoritics and cosmochemistry, including meteorites from asteroid Vesta, carbonaceous chondrites, meteorite petrology, the solar wind, and processes in the early Solar…

Meteorites at the Arizona State Capitol!

Members of the Center for Meteorite Studies take space rocks to the 31st ASU Day at the Capitol! At this annual event highlighting ASU’s impact on the local community and economy, the university hosts elected officials, and showcases exhibits on the Senate Lawn at the Arizona State Capitol representing the best of Arizona State University….

Visitors from Another World!

Gazing at the night sky conjures deep questions about the universe. Meenakshi Wadhwa, professor in the School of Earth & Space Exploration and director of the Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University, invites us to look at the planetary ‘Rosetta stones’ right here on Earth that can give us answers. Watch her recent…

Behind the Scenes – Polishing Meteorites

Delve into current research at the Center with this periodic news feature, and catch a glimpse of what our students and scientists are working on right now! Ph. D. student Zack Torrano is setting meteorite fragments in resin, then polishing them for analysis on the electron microprobe at ASU! Zack is interested in the meteorite's…

CMS Director Presents Shoemaker Lecture!

Center for Meteorite Studies Director Meenakshi Wadhwa was invited to present the prestigious annual Shoemaker Lecture at the 2016 meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), held in San Francisco in December. Part of the AGU series of Bowie lectures inaugurated in 1989 at the 50th presentation of the William Bowie Medal, the AGU's highest…

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