In conjunction with the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) and the NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC), Center Director Rhonda Stroud and her research group hosted the Small Sample Handling workshop in early June. Because the study and analysis of extraterrestrial samples play a crucial role in advancing our understanding of our Solar System, and given […]
Mapping the trapped solar wind He in nanophase Fe metal with electron microscopy.
Lunar soils contain helium implanted as high energy ions from the solar wind, but not all soils grains retain helium equally. Better understanding of the helium retention could enable its use as resource for future lunar missions. In a new paper published in the scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment, Center Director Rhonda Stroud and […]
Nakhla
Nakhla is a martian achondrite that fell June 28th, 1911, in Al Buhayrah, Egypt. At the time of the fall, a newspaper article was published claiming the meteorite had hit a dog on entry. This was never proven, but did inspire a Peanuts cartoon strip, in which Linus and Charlie Brown discuss the meteorite striking […]
Congratulations, Class of 2024!
The Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies congratulations the graduating class of 2024! In partnership with the School of Earth and Space Exploration, the Center dedicates a meteorite to each ASU graduating class. The dedicated piece is currently on display in the Gallery of Exploration, on the ground floor of Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV. […]
Meteorite Gallery joins 2024 Blue Star Museums program
The ASU Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce that we will again join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. “We are grateful to the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies for participating in […]
