Shergotty is a 5 kg martian meteorite that fell August 25th, 1865, in Sherghati, India. Shergotty is an achondrite belonging to the SNC meteorite group, which encompasses Shergottites, Nakhlites and Chassignites. These meteorites have been strongly linked to Mars through comparison to the isotopic composition of the Viking spacecraft's measurements of the martian atmosphere. Shergottites, […]
Johnstown
The Johnstown meteorite fell the afternoon of July 6, 1924, in Weld County, Colorado. Johnstown is an achondrite (meaning that it formed on a differentiated planetary body, and does not contain chondrules) from the diogenite group. Part of the HED (Howardites, Eucrites and Diogenites) group of achondrites, diogenites are believed to originate in the crust […]
Juvinas
Juvinas is an achondrite meteorite that fell in Ardèche, France, on June 15, 1821. Juvinas is a monomict breccia belonging to the eucrite group. Eucrites are the most common type of achondrite meteorite falls (vs. finds) and are believed to form from cooling of magma on the surface of Asteroid 4-Vesta; the number 4 refers […]
Ensisheim
Ensisheim is an LL6 ordinary chondrite. The large (127 kg, 280 lb) meteorite fell on November 7, 1492 into a field outside the village of Ensisheim, which was part of Germany at the time. King Maximilian, who passed through Ensisheim three weeks after the fall, declared it to be a holy sign and it was […]
CMS Assistant Director on Meteorite Panel at Arizona Science & Astronomy Expo!
9 Nov 2012 Assistant Director of the Center for Meteorite Studies, Melissa Morris recently served on a meteorite panel at the Arizona Science & Astronomy Expo in Tucson. The Expo was broadcast live on NASA Edge and streamed live on the internet, allowing the public the opportunity to call in with questions. You can watch […]
