Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

August's Meteorite of the Month is Tarda, a carbonaceous (C2-ung) chondrite that fell in Morocco on August 25, 2020. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 109): "On Tuesday, 25 August 2020, around 2:30 pm Moroccan time (GMT+1) a fireball was widely witnessed by people in southern Morocco from Alnif, Zagora, Tazarine, and Rich. The fireball…

Djati-Pengilon is an ordinary (H6) chondrite that fell the afternoon of March 19, 1884 in the Ngawi Regency of Indonesia. A single stone weighing over 365 lb (166 kg) was recovered from the Aloesta river following a fireball and detonations. According to the Meteoritical Society, the high-iron (H) chemical group of ordinary chondrites is distinguished…

Hugoton is an ordinary (H5) chondrite found in Stevens County, Kansas, in 1935. It was identified by H. H. Nininger, who had recently given a presentation on meteorites at a local high school. The talk was attended by the son of the finder, who invited Nininger to visit the Lynch family farm and examine the…

The Arizona State University Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies (BCMS) is pleased to announce the search for the inaugural BCMS Meteorite Studies Postdoctoral Fellow. Early career individuals near PhD completion and up to 4 years post-PhD, with an interest in meteorites and related materials, are encouraged to apply. Come launch your scientific career in the…

Angers is an L6 chondrite. This daytime meteorite fall occurred June 3rd of 1822, and the stones landed in a garden in the city of Angers, France, located approximately 300 km south-west of Paris. Following, is an account of the event as later related in the Edinburgh Advertiser newspaper (Scotland): Tuesday, January 14, 1823 ACCOUNT…