Central Coast Astronomical Society monthly meeting: Cal Poly meteorite collection

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California Polytechnic State University Physics Department professor Dr. John Keller gives a presentation on meteorite (and meteorwrong) samples at a monthly Central Coast Astronomical Society meeting held on campus at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.


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Acid-etched iron meteorite slice, revealing the characteristic Widmanstatten pattern, indicative of slow cooling and crystallization within the iron-nickel cores of larger asteroids. Note the "vug" inclusion on the middle left of the slice. From the California Polytechnic State University Physics Department meteorite collection, presented at the April 2009 meeting of the Central Coast Astronomical Society. Photo by Cuesta College Physical Sciences Division instructor Dr. Patrick M. Len.

Astronomy in-class activity: meteorite types and origins

Astronomy 10 In-class activity 13 v.07.07.05, Spring Semester 2008
Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

Astronomy 10 learning goal M2.1

Students find their assigned groups of three to four students, and work cooperatively on an in-class activity worksheet detailing the types and origins of meteorites. Students are instructed to look for connections and similarities, then to concentrate on specific differences. In-depth analysis questions on meteorite types and origins follow on the third page.




The answers for the second page are shown below.

Meteorite scavenger hunt

Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica
Ralph P. Harvey (CWRU)
Antarctic Search for Meteorites Program, NASA, NSF

Astronomy 10 learning goal M2.1

What else are you going to find on top of all that ice and snow...well, other than penguin poop?

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021226.html