12/11/2021
Our back-lit pallasite Esquel is back on display after it’s time on exhibit at the UCLA Fowler Museum “The Map and the Territory:100 years of collecting at UCLA.”
The specimens were displayed under the thematic title “Beyond” which highlighted how humans have interpreted, imagined, and connected to the universe through objects. Meteorites represent a tangible resource that have provided important information about the origin of the Solar System, the formation of the planets, and the final gasps of dying stars. “The Map and the Territory” debuted during Summer 2021 and recently closed this Fall.
12/01/2020
Check out our December 2020 lecture in our UCLA Meteorite Gallery Lecture Series by Dr. Alan Rubin on Youtube! Once a month, the UCLA Meteorite Collection hosts a public lecture on a
topic in planetary science, usually dealing with meteorite research, meteorite collecting or asteroid studies. Attendees include both professional scientists and interested amateurs. All are welcome.
Join our newsletter by emailing [email protected] and join our virtual lecture series by visiting the events page on our website linked in the bio.
UCLA Meteorite Gallery Lecture Series: December 2020
Title: The Origin of Chondrules Lecturer: Dr. Alan Rubin, University of California, Los Angeles Chondrules are submillimeter-size igneous spherules that form...
11/15/2020
Join us today at 2:30 p.m. for a lecture on carbonaceous chondrites and what they tell us about early solar system processes by Dr. Adrian Brearley from the University of New Mexico ☄️🌎 Link in bio.
Figure citation: Andersen, Anja C., and Henning Haack. "Carbonaceous chondrites: tracers of the prebiotic chemical evolution of the Solar System." International Journal of Astrobiology 4.1 (2005): 13.
09/18/2020
Please join the UCLA Meteorite Gallery Lecture Series this Sunday (9/20) at 2:30 pm for Dr. Andy Davis’ presentation about his study of dust grains from supernovae in meteorites ✨☄️ Link to Zoom lecture in bio.
Photo credit: NASA/ESA/HEIC and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)>
08/09/2020
Please join us tomorrow at 2:30 pm Pacific Time for a lecture from Dr. Meenakshi Wadhwa from Arizona State University as she discusses tales from the meteorite vault. Link in bio. 🌎🌘☄️
