Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

Zachary Torrano received his B.S. in Environmental Geosciences from the University of Notre Dame in 2015, and is currently enrolled in the final year of his Ph.D. at ASU, advised by Prof. Meenakshi Wadhwa. As an undergraduate, Zack conducted nuclear forensics research in the University of Notre Dame’s High Temperature Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory from 2013–2015,…

Ourique is an (H4) ordinary chondrite that fell in the early hours December 28, 1998, in Aldea del Palhieros, Baixa Alentejo, Portugal. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 83): Many stones with a total mass probably near 20 kg were recovered along a rural path after a brilliant fireball and loud noises were observed by…

Update: The application deadline for the Nininger Meteorite Award has been extended to April 3, 2020.   The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is currently accepting applications for the 2019 Nininger Meteorite Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritical sciences!   The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement…

Center Collection Curator Dr. Laurence Garvie and PhD Candidate Soumya Ray are co-authors on a new research paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets. The paper, Hypervelocity impact experiments in iron-nickel ingots and iron meteorites: Implications for the NASA Psyche mission, details the results of a series of high-velocity impact experiments performed on…

In a new paper published in Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Center Assistant Research Scientist Dr. Jemma Davidson and co-authors report on one of the most pristine carbonaceous chondrites found to date. By utilizing the chromium content of iron-rich olivine in two Renazzo-like (CR) chondrites from Antarctica, Davidson and co-authors re-examine the metamorphic trend for the CR chondrite group….