Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

Dhajala is an ordinary chondrite (H3.8) that fell in Sayla Taluka, India.  According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB55), at roughly 8:40pm on January 28, 1976, a very bright fireball was observed near Dhajala.  The fireball was significantly brighter than the full moon that night, and made a hissing sound.  Detonations were also heard, and the…

Season’s greetings from all of us at the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies. May your days be merry and bright, and your holidays out of this world! Photo © ASU/BCMS/Garvie. Snowflake border designed by vector_corp / Freepik

We are pleased to announce a special 1-day symposium on March 9, 2023 addressing the synergy between space exploration and laboratory study of planetary materials.  The Buseck Symposium will honor ASU Regents Professor Peter Buseck’s contributions to the newly renamed Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies, including the inaugural BCMS Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2023-2025. Please join…

Delve into current research at the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies with this periodic feature, and catch a glimpse of what our students and scientists are working on right now! Center Director Rhonda Stroud’s new state-of-the-art Leica microtome is capable of creating sections as thin as 30 nanometers, and is an invaluable tool for transmission…

The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2021-22 Nininger Meteorite Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences. The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper.  Papers must cover…