Muonionalusta – ASU Center for Meteorite Studies

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Meenakshi (Mini) Wadhwa @minwadhwa·

15 Oct

Have you ever heard of a meteorite that returned to space? Thanks to @DrSianProctor for taking a space rock (#CanyonDiablo from the @ASUMeteorites collection) back to space for the first time! We will be displaying this our @SESEASU Gallery of Exploration @ASU’s Tempe campus.

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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences @ASUTheCollege·

8 Oct

Carleton Moore, founding director of @ASUMeteorites, spent 42 years at the university. During that time he was the first to find extraterrestrial amino acids in meteorites. Learn more about how he helped to revolutionize the field of astrobiology: http://ow.ly/PpoM50GoxFY

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Natural History Museum@NHM_London·

5 Oct

To start our celebration of #WorldSpaceWeek, we caught up with scientists working on the Winchcombe meteorite and the Wilcock family, who found one of the largest pieces, to find out how this space rock went from a field in the Cotswolds to the Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/september/from-field-to-vault-how-the-largest-winchcombe-meteorite-was-found.html?utm_source=tw-link-post-20211005-eo&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news

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Martian Moons @JAXA@mmx_jaxa_en·

5 Oct

MMX development has entered system-level verification! Tests are being conducted to confirm there are no issues in the electrical & data interface between the MMX spacecraft and mission instruments. 📷 The sample return capsule team: are they looking slightly tense?! Ganbatte!

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Dr. Devin L. Schrader @DevinLSchrader·

27 Sep

Landes, a silicate bearing IAB iron #meteorite, found about 1930 in Landes, #WestViginia #USA. Scale cube is 1 cm a side. #MeteoriteMonday @ASUMeteorites @SESEASU

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Muonionalusta – ASU Center for Meteorite Studies