Compliments of the Season and best wishes for the New Year, from the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies, home of the Carleton B. Moore Meteorite Collection! Photo: Dong Ujimqin Qi mesosiderite 54.9 g slice. Image © ASU/BCMS/Garvie. Click on the link below to learn more about the Dong Ujimqin Qi meteorite fall! This piece was […]
Ipiranga
Ipiranga is an ordinary (H6) chondrite that fell the morning of December 27, 1972, in Brazil. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 52): “A bright object heading in a westerly direction was seen to cross the cloudless morning sky of southwest Parana State. It appeared as an “airplane on fire” or a “flying torch” and […]
Chajari
Chajari is an ordinary (L5) chondrite that fell the afternoon of November 29, 1933, in Argentina. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 21): “The fall of the meteorite was accompanied by intense sounds resembling thunder followed by the sound of a blow on the ground. The stone was dug up from a depth of over […]
ESE Evening Open House a great success!
This fall, over 40 exhibitors participated in the annual Earth and Space Exploration Evening Open House, a free annual event hosted by the School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. Each year, the SESE community brings to life its research through innovative hands-on activities. SESE’s research portfolio includes projects […]
Apply for the 2023-24 Nininger Meteorite Award!
The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2023-24 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 […]
