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 […]
Apply for the Nininger Meteorite Award
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 […]
Ivuna
Ivuna is a carbonaceous chondrite (CI1)that fell in Mbeya, Tanzania the evening of December 16, 1938. While multiple stones may have fallen, only one 705 g piece was ever recovered. Ivuna is the type specimen for the CI chondrite group of meteorites, which are extremely rare; only 9 are known to exist on Earth. CI […]
Meteorite hunting in Franconia, AZ
This guest article was written by local meteorite hunter Eric Rasmussen by request from BCMS Director Rhonda Stroud. Meteorite hunting can be a great way to have fun and start or expand a collection. However, before hunting for meteorites, make sure to check local laws regarding meteorite hunting, land ownership, and property access rules (public […]
Bath Furnace
November’s Meteorite of the Month is Bath Furnace, an ordinary (L6) chondrite meteorite that fell the evening of November 15th, 1902, in Bath County, Kentucky. According to Henry A. Ward (1903), the fireball was readily visible as far south as Georgia and Louisiana, and as far north as Ohio, and was witnessed by two different […]
