1. Cutting-edge research on understanding the origin of our Solar System and planets, including the pathways to forming habitable worlds.
2. Curation and distribution of one of the finest meteorite collections in the world.
3. Broad dissemination of the latest scientific results and education at local, national and global scales.
News
Meteorites at Camp SESE 2023Camp SESE provides incoming School of Earth and Space Exploration first-year students an introduction to ASU and the School of Earth and Space Exploration family – including the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies! This year, Center members Sam Campbell (Space Grant Intern), Imène Kerraouch (Postdoctoral Research Scholar) and Eric Orson (Undergraduate Student) had incoming SESE students join […] |
Meteorite dedicated to ASU class of 2027To welcome this year’s incoming ASU freshmen, the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (BCMS) has partnered with the School of Earth and Space Exploration to dedicate a meteorite to the Class of 2027. The Class of 2027's meteorite is actually a graphite nodule from the Canyon Diablo iron (IAB-MG) meteorite. Canyon Diablo is unusual in […] |
Center researchers at ExMag 2023Meteorite Studies (BCMS) personnel recently participated in the annual meeting of the NASA-chartered Extraterrestrial Materials Analysis Group (ExMAG). ExMAG is a community-based, interdisciplinary group that provides a forum for discussion and analysis of matters concerning the collection, curation, and analysis of extraterrestrial samples, including planning future sample return missions. Center Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson […] |
Center scientists present new research at MetSoc 2023This August, Center scientists presented new findings at the annual meeting of the Meteoritical Society in Los Angeles, on the University of California, Los Angeles campus. Established in 1933, The Meteoritical Society is an international organization dedicated to the promotion of research and education in planetary science with emphasis on the studies of meteorites and […] |
