Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

Nuevo Mercurio is an ordinary (H5) chondrite that fell the evening of December 15, 1978, in Zacatecas, Mexico. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 57): "A bright fireball, traveling NE. to SW. and visible over a radius of at least 200 km, exploded over north-central Mexico and scattered meteorites over an elliptical area more than…

The Center for Meteorite Studies at Arizona State University is pleased to announce the application opportunity for the 2016 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…

Members of the Center for Meteorite Studies recently participated in their own meteorite hunt!  The expedition was part of an experiment to quantify the chemical and isotopic effects of terrestrial weathering on a Martian meteorite. In particular, Center Post Doctoral Research Associate Alice Stephant will measure the hydrogen isotopic content of certain minerals (olivine, maskelynite,…

Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa has just returned from a journey to Husavik, Iceland, where she was invited to speak at the Explorers Festival!  This is the latest in a series of digital post cards from her travels – stay tuned for future updates! The Festival was hosted by the Exploration Museum in Husavik. Dr. Wadhwa…

Leighlinbridge is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell the night of November 28, 1999,  in County Carlow, Ireland. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 84), “a bright fireball accompanied by detonations was observed over Carlow”.  In an article from January of 2000, BBC News described the fall as spectacular, and cited witness accounts of the…