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Posted on April 7, 2020 by Center for Meteorite Studies

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Arizona State University Research @ASUResearch·

15 Oct

ICYMI: In honor of #NationalFossilDay, we gathered together insights on some of the world’s more unusual fossils from the @ASU scientists who study them. #ASUResearch

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx@OSIRISREx·

14 Oct

All right. Time to get in the zone... On TAG day I need to collect at least 2 oz (60 grams) of Bennu's surface material, but there's a chance I could collect up to 4.4 lbs (2 kg) 😱 guess we'll have to wait and see… it's all part of the journey #ToBennuAndBack

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AMSMETEORS @amsmeteors·

4 Oct

Meteor Activity Outlook for October 3-9, 2020
The #Orionids are the big story of the month reaching maximum activity on the 21st!
https://www.amsmeteors.org/2020/10/meteor-activity-outlook-for-october-3-9-2020/

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NHM Meteorites @NHM_Meteorites·

5 Oct

Some #protoplanetary disks have #spiral shapes but what causes this pattern? By imaging the same disk twice over 5 yrs this study (
⬇️) was able to test two different hypotheses & conclude that a large #planet is responsible for disrupting the shape.
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/aba43e

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ASU NewSpace @asunewspace·

28 Sep

Agreed 💯

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