Pages tagged with: meteorites
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![<p>A variety of images from the JEOL 7001F SEM within PEMC. The top images (black and white) are backscattered electron images, showing atomic contrast in the Winchcombe meteorite; bright areas are metal-rich, containing nickel, iron, or chromium, whereas darker areas are mineral-rich. The bottom, coloured images are combined X-ray element maps of the same regions, showing chemical composition of the mineral and metal grains. These maps show the variety of different textures, size and composition of grains within the Winchcombe meteorite<br></p>]()
University scientists help to unlock hidden secrets of UK meteorite
Dr Natasha Stephen and colleagues in the University of Plymouth’s Electron Microscopy Centre have been trying to determine the Winchcombe meteorite's mineralogy and chemistry to better understand how the solar system formed
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University researcher helps to recover first meteorite found in UK for 30 years
Dr Natasha Stephen, Lecturer in Advanced Analysis (Earth & Planetary Sciences) at the University of Plymouth, was part of a collaborative effort to locate and analyse fragments of the meteorite that lit up the sky over the UK and Northern Europe
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Hunting for meteorites in the Nullarbor Plain
Dr Natasha Stephen, Director of Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) at the University of Plymouth, shares her experience of meteorite recovery expeditions in Australia.
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<i>From Another Place</i> will show a series of
framed prints of meteorites that have crashed into the Earth’s surface from
Mars, the Moon, asteroids and elsewhere in our Solar System<br></p>]()
Experts contribute to showcase of meteorites under the microscope
Planetary scientists from NASA, leading international museums, and even the Pope’s astronomer, are among the contributors to an out of this world exhibition being held at the University of Plymouth.
