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Chela is an ordinary chondrite (H4) that fell in the Kahama district of Tanzania around noon on July 12th, 1988. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 68), locals were alerted to the fall by a loud noise and detonations. They collected several of the fallen stones, and some were sent to the police and to [...]

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Martian Moons @JAXA @mmx_jaxa_en ·

30 Jun

Today is @AsteroidDay! Did you know that the moons of Mars might be captured asteroids? One of the goals of the MMX mission is to uncover the history of the moons, and how they may have formed. Are you #TeamImpact or #TeamCapture for the beginnings of Phobos and Deimos?

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School of Earth and Space Exploration @seseasu ·

27 Jun

Join @NASAAstrobio for the next episode of #AskAstrobio with Dr. Meenakshi “Mini” Wadhwa, Professor and Director of @SESEASU Friday, July 1, 10:00 PDT.
@ASU @ASUTheCollege

To Mars & Back Again: A Rock's Tale with Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa! (Live) https://youtu.be/dSTRbCJ_fXs

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Dr. Devin L. Schrader @devinlschrader ·

2 Jun

It was wonderful to give a tour of @ASUMeteorites to NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson and U.S. Senator @SenMarkKelly last week!
More about their visit to @SESEASU and @ASU: https://news.asu.edu/20220531-discoveries-nasa-administrator-bill-nelson-senator-mark-kelly-tour-asu-space-operations
#meteorite #NASA #ASU #space

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Michael Crow @michaelcrow ·

31 May

Great to welcome @SenMarkKelly and @NASA Admin. Bill Nelson for a tour and talk about @ASU's work in space. We're part of more than 20 space missions, leading @MissionToPsyche and @lunahmap, and have a new lunar rover prototype, which they took for a quick spin. 🌘🛰️

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ASU Meteorites @asumeteorites ·

31 May

Want to learn about the migration of dust from the inner Solar System to the comet-forming region? Read our new paper, Schrader and Davidson (2022), for #free until June 29th, 2022! #meteorite #ASU #science @SESEASU
Free here: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1f33m,Ig4RItP

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