Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

This March, several members of the Center for Meteorites Studies presented new findings at the 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC), in Houston, Texas.  The Center's presentations covered a range of topics in meteoritics and cosmochemistry, including meteorites from asteroid Vesta, carbonaceous chondrites, meteorite petrology, the solar wind, and processes in the early Solar…

Kiel is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell April 26, 1962, in Kiel, Germany.  The 738-gram (1.6-pound) stone went through the roof of a house, and was found the next day in the attic by the resident.  No fireball or accoustic phenomena were witnessed at the time of the Kiel meteorite fall, however, the stone’s…

The Center for Meteorite Studies, is featured in the March issue of ASU Magazine!  The article highlights the Center's history and collection, as well as Founding Director Carleton B. Moore, for whom the collection was named in 2011.  Read the article and see a photo of the Center's early days here!

Arizona State University has received a $10.18 million grant from NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Education Community to develop next-generation digital learning experiences that incorporate NASA science content.   Principal Investigator Lindy Elkins-Tanton and Deputy Principal Investigator Ariel Anbar of ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) will lead the development and evaluation teams for…

As the recipient of a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award, Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa is spending 4 months doing collaborative research at the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad, India.  This is the third in a series of digital post cards from her travels – stay tuned for future updates! Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa…