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Posted on January 30, 2013 by Center for Meteorite Studies

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May's Meteorite of the Month is Langwies, an ordinary (H6) chondrite found May 19, 1985, …

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx@OSIRISREx·

22 May

Asteroid Bennu has boulders and we need them counted!

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Mission is looking for volunteers from the public to help map the boulders near our potential sample collection sites. Come help me find a safe place to touch down!

More information: https://t.co/fzJM8Z7r4V

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Daniel Dunlap @Isotope_Dan·

22 May

The last of my PhD lab work on one hotplate! These samples will tell us about the timing of igneous activity in the early Solar System! @ASUMeteorites @SESEASU

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SESE @SESEASU·

21 May

@ASUMeteorites @SESEASU @ASUTheCollege leading classification of Aguas Zarcas meteorite fall with scientists from #ASUSMS and #UNM. https://t.co/qiMqQBQPC3

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Meenakshi Wadhwa @minwadhwa·

20 May

Would you be excited about a mud ball?? What about a mud ball from SPACE?! https://t.co/GvWCijP9wd

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David Eicher @deicherstar·

13 May

Have you ever seen yourself reflected in a polished section of Dronino meteorite? Well I finally did this week, in the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies vault. Happy Sunday night.

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Answers to the most common questions addressed to the Center for Meteorite Studies, by topic.