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Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies
The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (est. 1961) is one of Arizona State University’s first-established research institutes. Our mission is to create and share new knowledge in the field of meteoritics and allied disciplines through:
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

In Memory: Center Founding Director Carleton B. Moore

It is with great sadness that we bid a final farewell to Center founding director Professor Carleton B. Moore, who passed away February 10th. Carleton moved to ASU in 1961 at the request of George Fales (longtime meteorite enthusiast, ASU benefactor, and Center philanthropist) to head the newly formed Center for Meteorite Studies. Over the […]

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Introducing the Tissemouminites

A new paper by Center alumna Dr. Alice Stephant, co-authored with Center Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson, reports the identification of a new group of primitive achondrite meteorites, the tissemouminites. The work redefines the petrological, mineralogical, and geochemical classification criteria for primitive achondrites through investigation of a group of eight meteorites with similarities to acapulcoites […]

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2023 Nininger Travel Award recipients announced!

The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies and School of Earth and Space Exploration are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Nininger Student Travel Award. The goal of this award is to support attendance of the annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) for at least 4 undergraduate and/or graduate students to present their […]

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ASU Open Door – Feb 25

Join us to celebrate the sciences, engineering, humanities and the arts with ASU and Arizona families, at ASU’s annual Open Door event! 1 PM to 5 PM, Saturday, February 25, 2023. Wonder what you will see and do? Check out a photo gallery of previous years’ events, attended by more than 2,500 adventure seekers. As part of the Open […]

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