Meteorite Offers Clues to Martian Climate HistoryA new study of the martian meteorite NWA 7533 ("Black Beauty") has concluded that, while water was more abundant on Mars 4.5 billion years ago, the martian surface has been dry and desert-like for at least 1.7 billion years. Using isotopes found in the mineral zircon, researchers were able to utilize meteorite NWA 7533 to… |
Near Earth Asteroid Flyby!Pull out your telescope if you'd like to see the newly discovered asteroid 2014RC this Sunday, September 7th! The 60-foot-wide (20 metre) Near Earth Asteroid was identified by both the Catalina Sky Survey and Pann-STARRS1 telescopes earlier this week, and will come within 25,000 miles (40,000 km) of our home planet this weekend. Read more… |
New Lunar Meteorite Donated to the Center!August 22, 2014 Arizona State University’s Center for Meteorite Studies recently received a precious gift. Aside from its price tag, what makes this space rock so special is where it came from: The Moon. The new sample belongs to the rare class of meteorites originating from the Moon called “lunaites.” Of all known distinct meteorites… |
Pallasite Meteorite Dedicated to ASU Class of 2018!The Center for Meteorite Studies and School of Earth & Space Exploration have dedicated a 381g piece of the Seymchan pallasite to the incoming class of 2018! According to Center Director Meenakshi Wadhwa, “this meteorite was obtained especially for the purpose of dedicating to, and inspiring, the Class of 2018. We wanted to give them… |
