Coolidge is a carbonaceous (C4-ungrouped) chondrite found in Kansas in 1937. According to Meteoritical Society classification, type-4 carbonaceous chondrites mostly have Mg/Si ratios near solar value, oxygen isotope compositions that plot below the terrestrial fractionation line, and abundant metamorphosed chondrules. At the Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies, collection curator and research professor Laurence Garvie deciphers […]
Behind the Scenes: New tabletop SEM
See what Center researchers are currently working on in this special behind-the-scenes feature! Director Dr. Rhonda Stroud stands next to the Center’s new variable pressure and cerium hexaboride (CeB6) source scanning electron microscope (SEM). This state-of-the-art SEM comes equipped with backscatter and secondary electron detectors for imaging at resolutions down to 10 nanometers, and an […]
Meteorites at ASU Open Door – Feb 24
Join us to celebrate the sciences, engineering, humanities and the arts with ASU and Arizona families, at ASU’s annual Open Door event! 1 PM to 5 PM, Saturday, February 24, 2024. Wonder what you will see and do? Check out a photo gallery of previous years’ events, attended by more than 2,500 adventure seekers. As part of the Open […]
Apply for the Nininger Travel Award
Apply by January 19, 2024. The Nininger Student Travel Award supports attendance of the 2024 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC) of 4 School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) undergraduate and graduate students, to present their latest results in the field of meteoritics and planetary sciences. Awards will be up to $1000 for those attending […]
Camel Donga
Camel Donga is an achondrite found on the Nullarbor Plain of Western Australia in 1984. The word “donga” is a term for “campsite” in Australia. Camel Donga is a eucrite (monomict breccia), part of the HED group of meteorites (Howardites-Eucrites-Diogenites). These meteorites are believed to originate from the cooling of magma on the surface of […]
