Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

Congratulations to the OSIRIS-REx Mission Team, recent recipient of a NASA Group Achievement Award!  The award recognizes exceptional scientific, engineering, and management expertise and dedication in the development of the flight system for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.  Team member and Center for Meteorite Studies Assistant Director, Dr. Devin Schrader provides sample science support for…

The application deadline for the 2017 Nininger Meteorite Award has been extended to February 28th!   The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper.  Papers must cover original research conducted by the student and must have been written, submitted, or published between January 1,…

Vigarano is a (CV3) carbonaceous chondrite that fell the evening of January 22, 1910, near Ferrara, Italy.  Vigarano is the type specimen for the CV group meteorites which are, according to The Meteoritical Society, "distinguished by large (mm-sized) chondrules, many of which are surrounded by igneous rims, large refractory inclusions and abundant matrix (40 vol%);…

The chondrite meteorites take their name from chondrules, the nearly spherical, silicate-rich particles they contain.  They are the most abundant type of stony meteorite, and contain some of the first objects to have formed in the Solar System, including calcium-aluminum-rich inclusions and chondrules.  Chondrules, sub-mm to mm size igneous spheres, formed in the early Solar…

The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is currently accepting applications for the 2017 Nininger Meteorite Award!   The Nininger Meteorite Award recognizes outstanding student achievement in the meteoritical sciences as embodied by an original research paper.  Papers must cover original research conducted by the student and must have been written, submitted, or…