Lowell Observatory
Located at Northern Arizona University - it houses a 31 inch telescope
Date: 06/06/2009
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Lowell Observatory
A nice time lapse photo showing the stars rotating around Polaris - the north star
Date: 06/06/2009
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NWA 2919 - 15.1 gram slice
Our sample is classified as an H4 chondrite - the TNW is 1,214 grams - this meteorite is a part of the collection at NAU
Date: 01/01/2000
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Asteroid 4 Vesta
Artist’s rendition of an impact on the Howardite parent body which would have created a meteorite like NWA 3117 - courtesy Don Dixon, National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution
Date: 04/06/2009
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NWA 3117 - 2.4 grams
Front view of the slice - a typical Howardite example
Date: 01/01/2000
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NWA 3117 - 2.4 grams
Back view of the slice - a typical Howardite example
Date: 01/01/2000
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Dawn spacecraft orbiting Vesta
The Dawn mission will study the asteroid Vesta (in August 2011) and dwarf planet Ceres (in February 2015)
Date: 05/28/2009
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NWA 3117 - 2.8 grams
Howardites are achondritic stony meteorites that originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta - they are part of the HED meteorite group
Date: 05/28/2009
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NWA 3117 - 2.8 grams
Howardites are named for Edward Howard - a pioneer of meteoritics
Date: 05/28/2009
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Dr. James H. Wittke
Dr. Wittke supervises the operations of the Northern Arizona University electron microprobe laboratory, which houses a Cameca MBX microprobe and the NAU Meteorite Laboratory - he helped to classify NWA 3118
Date: 10/03/2009
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NWA 3118 - 1.47 grams
Hundreds of NWA 3118 fragments with a total weight of 5,895 grams were purchased in Erfoud, Morocco in December 2003 by Adam and Greg Hupé
Date: 01/01/2000
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NWA 3118 - 1.47 grams
Our cut specimen was classified as a carbonaceous chondrite of the CV group that is petrologic type 3 - in other words a CV3 - this stone has some great inclusions!
Date: 10/03/2009
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Oxygen isotope data for NWA 3133 - Courtesy Adam Hupé
NWA 3133 oxygen isotopes plot further away from the Earth-Moon line than any known achondrite - NWA 3133 could be regarded as the first known CV7 Chondrite
Date: 04/06/2009
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NWA 3133 - 1.3 grams
Our small piece of this meteorite is classified as a primitive achondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
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NWA 3133 - 1.3 grams
A total of 2,393 grams of stones were puchased by the Hupés back in 2004
Date: 01/01/2000
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Er-Rachidia, Morocco
The NWA 3329 stone was purchased in 2005 by Fabien Kuntz from a Moroccan dealer in Er-Rachidia
Date: 06/28/2009
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NWA 3329 - .800 grams
We are happy to have this small slice which is classified as a Diogenite
Date: 06/28/2009
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NWA 3329 - .800 grams
The original stone weighed 252 grams
Date: 06/28/2009
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Old Yeller
Because of its unique appearance, NWA 4292 is nicknamed "Old Yeller" - the color of the dog in the old US television show!
Date: 04/06/2009
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NWA 4292 - 17.6 grams
NWA 4292 - 17.6 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
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NWA 4292 - 17.6 grams
NWA 4292 - 17.6 grams
Date: 01/01/2000
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