Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

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….

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…

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…

Hueco Tanks is an (L6) ordinary chondrite found December 25, 1985, in Texas. The single 314 g stone recovered was discovered by Mr. George Bioole in El Paso County, while he was hunting for insects in a sand blow. Read the Meteoritical Bulletin entry here!                    …

The Center for Meteorite Studies is pleased to announce a new addition to the Meteorite Gallery! In partnership with the NASA Psyche mission, the Center is currently displaying clocks created by senior graphic design students enrolled in ASU's capstone program.  The clocks are each inspired by different aspects of the mission's journey to a unique…