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Veramin

Veramin is a mesosiderite (B2) that fell in Iran in 1880.  The recovered mass of Veramin is 54 kg to date.  Determining the exact date of the meteorite’s fall proved challenging, as reported in Meteoritical Bulletin 68: The fall of Veramin was first reported by F. Dietzch, a German mining engineer, who received a piece […]

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CMS Director on NPR’s Science Friday!

The Origins Project at Arizona State University welcomed NPR's Ira Flatow and the Science Friday team for a live taping of the show Friday, March 29th, with a panel of guests including Richard Dawkins, Ian McEwan, Lawrence Krauss, and CMS Director Meenakshi Wadhwa!  You can listen online here! Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live […]

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Large Meteorite Found in Antarctica!

An international group of researchers has discovered the 5th-largest meteorite ever to be recovered from East Antarctica, a 40 lb ordinary chondrite.  You can read more about the discovery, and see photos of the expedition here! Every year, scientists from around the world flock to Antarctica to collect meteorites.  CMS Director Meenakshi Wadhwa spent this […]

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