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Meteorite of the Month

Ivuna

Ivuna is a carbonaceous chondrite (CI1)that fell in Mbeya, Tanzania the evening of December 16, 1938. While multiple stones may have fallen, only one 705 g piece was ever recovered. Ivuna is the type specimen for the CI chondrite group of meteorites, which are extremely rare; only 9 are known to exist on Earth. CI [...]

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ASU Meteorites @asumeteorites ·

6 Nov

Our #meteorite gallery is a Hidden Gem! Thanks, @abc15, for the shout-out! Video and more at
https://meteorites.asu.edu/news/hidden-gem
@SESEASU @asu @ASUTheCollege #ASU #Sundevils

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ASU Meteorites @asumeteorites ·

4 Nov

#November’s #Meteorite of the Month is Bath Furnace, an ordinary (L6) chondrite meteorite that fell the evening of Nov 15th, 1902, in Bath County, #Kentucky.
https://meteorites.asu.edu/meteorites/bathfurnace

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Meenakshi (Mini) Wadhwa @minwadhwa ·

15 Oct

Even torrential downpours today couldn’t keep people away from Earth & Space Exploration Day! Wonderful to see our @SESEASU students, staff, researchers sharing the excitement of our work with all the kids (young and old!)! #ESEDay

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Dr. Larry R. Nittler 🚀🎹🌖☄️ @larrynittler ·

14 Oct

Nice piece of Rhonda talking up the @ASUMeteorites collection. Phoenix folks come over tomorrow to @SESEASU
for Earth and Space Exploration day!
https://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/tempe/hidden-gem-arizona-is-home-to-one-of-the-largest-meteorite-galleries-in-the-world

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NASA @nasa ·

26 Sep

IMPACT SUCCESS! Watch from #DARTMIssion’s DRACO Camera, as the vending machine-sized spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid Dimorphos, which is the size of a football stadium and poses no threat to Earth.

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