Oued Bourdim 001 is a pallasite (PES) found in Morocco in 2014. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 104): In November, 2007, Brahim Oubadi from Bouanane, Morocco, was searching for meteorites on the Oued Bourdim wadi. He found many small pieces of a heavy rock (for its size) that looked different from the surrounding materials. […]
Season’s Greetings
Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa during the Antarctic Search for Meteorites 2012-13 field season. Photo ASU/CMS. […]
New insights into water in asteroids
When thinking about water in the Solar System, most picture Earth's oceans, or distant icy moons. However, we now have further evidence that liquid water was present on asteroids in the early Solar System! A recent paper co-authored by Center Assistant Director Dr. Devin Schrader, in collaboration with Dr. Christine Jilly-Rehak (University of California Berkeley), Dr. […]
Nininger Meteorite Award Application Due Jan 31
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2017 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 […]
2018 Nininger Student Travel Award Applications Due Jan 19
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2018 Nininger Student Travel Award for undergraduate and graduate students pursuing research in meteoritics and planetary sciences. The Nininger Student Travel Award supports travel to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) of up to 4 School […]
