Moss is a CO3.6 carbonaceous chondrite that fell the morning of July 14, 2006, in Østfold, Norway. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 91): At about 10:20 am on July 14, 2006, a bright fireball traveling SSE-NNW was witnessed by many people and a loud explosion and a rumbling sound was heard in the air […]
Asteroid Day: Rock on with your space self!
Celebrate with a crash course on ASU’s NASA missions, meteorite collection and more Planets get all the attention — just look at the ruckus raised when Pluto was demoted or anytime NASA announces exoplanet discoveries. But on Friday, asteroids take center stage with their very own Asteroid Day, an annual event started in 2015 to […]
Postdoctoral Scholar Opportunities!
The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University invites applications for 2 Postdoctoral Research Associates. Click here for details! […]
Congratulations Dr. Cameron Mercer!
Congratulations to Dr. Cameron Mercer, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis June 13th! Dr. Mercer will next undertake a post-doctoral position in ASU's School of Earth & Space Exploration, performing thermochronological research in the Rocky Mountains. High Spatial Resolution 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology of Lunar Impact Melt Rocks Impact cratering has played a key role in […]
Center to participate in Blue Star Museums program!
The Center's Meteorite Gallery is one of more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and the Department of Defense Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the […]
