The 1908 Tunguska air burst over a forested region of Russia released energy equivalent to up to 5 megatons of TNT, and is one of the largest such events in recorded history. Long attributed to the impact of an exraterrestrial body, the lack of large-scale meteorite material at the Tunguska site has made it difficult […]
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Infrasound Waves from Chelyabinsk Meteorite Circled the World – Twice!
A new study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters has shown that infrasound waves generated by the dramatic entrance into Earth's atmosphere by the Chelyabinsk meteorite circled the planet twice, and persisted for almost three days. The study also gives a preliminary estimate of the energy released by the meteorite's desintegration, equivalent to 460 kilotons […]
CMS Welcomes NASA Graduate Fellow!
We are pleased to announce that Teresa Ashcraft has joined the Center for Meteorite Studies as a NASA Graduate Fellow! Teresa will be working on CMS Education and Public Outreach efforts, and is currently a Ph. D. Candidate in the School of Earth and Space Exploration. […]
CMS at Phoenix Comicon!
CMS Ph.D. Candidate Curtis Williams and Ph.D. Student Prajkta Mane represented the Center for Meteorite Studies at Phoenix Comicon this May, hosting a panel on meteorites with School of Earth & Space Exploration Associate Professor Steve Desch. Williams and Mane displayed touchable meteorites from the Center's Carleton B. Moore Meteorite Collection, answered questions, and discussed […]
CMS Graduate Student Awarded NASA Fellowship!
Congratulations to CMS Ph.D. student Prajkta Mane, the latest recipient of a NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF). This highly competitive fellowship is awarded to outstanding students pursuing graduate degrees in basic and applied research in Earth and space sciences. Prajkta is currently studying the hydrogen isotopic composition of Tissint, the most recent martian […]
