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Puente-Ladron is an ordinary (L6) chondrite found in Socorro County, New Mexico by Harvey H. Nininger. On May 17, 1944, H.H. Nininger stopped for a bit of lunch on a lonely stretch of New Mexico highway and, as was his habit, scanned the area around him for meteorites while eating. “I started on, but turned [...]

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Meteoritical Society @MeteoriticalSoc·

26 Apr

Our society plans to spend $US100,000 on travel awards to get you to #MetSoc2022 in Glasgow in August. Average award per person has been about $US1,500. But we can't spend it if you don't apply for it. So apply here 👇 https://www.metsoc2022.com/travel-awards

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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover@NASAPersevere·

20 Apr

Truly fascinating. I zoomed in with my Mastcam-Z camera on a Phobos solar eclipse. This detailed video can help scientists on my team better understand the Martian moon’s orbit and how its gravity affects the interior of Mars, including its crust & mantle. http://go.nasa.gov/3OqRl73

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Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group @ExMAG_community·

12 Apr

Our Spring meeting starts tomorrow. It’s not too late to register (and it’s free)! https://twitter.com/ExMAG_community/status/1508515698342957057

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Dr. Francis M. McCubbin @EvilProfApatite·

25 Mar

Fun fact: Human beings have found and identified over a metric ton of material from the Moon (~886 kg) and Mars (~260 kg) on the surface of the Earth as meteorites!

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Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group @ExMAG_community·

22 Mar

Fascinated by extraterrestrial materials curation and analysis? Us too!

The preliminary agenda is available and registration is open for ExMAG’s Spring 2022 meeting:

https://www.lpi.usra.edu/exmag/meetings/exmagspring2022/

Spread the word and we’ll see you there!

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