Center for Meteorite Studies

About

Official page of the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies. Our mission is to create and share new knowledge in the field of meteoritics and allied disciplines

Story

The Center for Meteorite Studies is home to the world's largest university-based meteorite collection.

We house over 40,000 individual specimens representing more than 2,000 distinct meteorite falls and finds, and our collection is actively used for geological, planetary, and space science research at ASU and throughout the world.

At the Center for Meteorite Studies, we continually pursue new knowledge about the origin of our planetary system through the study of meteorites, in part so that we may understand the pathway to forming habitable worlds.

We are dedicated to sharing this knowledge with students, educators, and the general public by providing educational opportunities that expand awareness and understanding of the science of meteoritics.

In support of our research and education activities, we apply cutting-edge conservation approaches to our meteorite collection, while also seeking new, significant meteorite samples.

Mission

At the Center for Meteorite Studies, we continually pursue new knowledge about the origin of our planetary system through the study of meteorites, in part so that we may understand the pathway to forming habitable worlds.

We are dedicated to sharing this knowledge with students, educators, and the general public by providing educational opportunities that expand awareness and understanding of the science of meteoritics.

In support of our research and education activities, we apply cutting-edge conservation approaches to our meteorite collection, while also seeking new, significant meteorite samples.