Buseck Center for Meteorite Studies

Nejo is a 2.45-kg ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell near the village of Jarso, in the Wollega Province of Ethiopia May 11, 1970. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 50): High-pitched noise indicated that three objects passed over Jarso heading north-northwest. One fell hitting the ground at the same time an explosion was heard. The…

Throughout his career Ronald Greeley was passionate about exploring Mars, so it’s fitting that the late Arizona State University professor’s name will grace maps of the Red Planet. A large, ancient crater – nearly as wide as Arizona – now carries the name of Greeley Crater, in honor of the Mars science pioneer and longtime…

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Alice Stephant, a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Center for Meteorite Studies!  Alice received her Ph. D. in 2014 from the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle in Paris, and her research interests are in understanding the origin of water on planetary bodies in our Solar System through analyses of the hydrogen…

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE 2014 NININGER AWARD DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: The deadline for the Nininger Award has been extended to midnight (MST) on April 7, 2015. We have recently encountered some issues with uploading of files larger than 8 MB through the application page. If you submitted a paper for consideration for the Nininger Award…

Kabo is an ordinary (H4) chondrite that fell the afternoon of April 25, 1971 in the Gwarzo District of Kano State, Nigeria. According to the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB 51), the meteorite’s fall to Earth was witnessed by farmers at work in their fields near the town of Kabo, approaching from the west.  A field investigation…