Torrington

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Vault289

Torrington is an ordinary (H6) meteorite that fell in 1944, in Wyoming.

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Torrington meteorite

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January's #MeteoriteoftheMonth is Leighton, an ordinary (H5) chondrite that fell in #Alabama Jan. 12th 1907. 1 cm scale cube shown. #meteorite Photo @DevinLSchrader More info: https://meteorites.asu.edu/meteorites/leighton

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I got to bring a meteorite to space with @SESEASU and @ASUMeteorites. This is the first meteorite brought back to space!! Thank you @minwadhwa for loaning me this beautiful space rock! One of the many reasons I ❤️ being a Sun Devil!! @ASU @inspiration4x #Space2inspire https://twitter.com/ASU/status/1469349187892518916

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The thermal test model for the MMX spacecraft is preparing for the thermal vacuum test! Behind the MMX exploration module is the space chamber that reproduces the environment of outer space and tests whether the MMX spacecraft risks becoming too hot or cold to function safely.

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