Meteorite collected from April 27, 2022 Natchez, Mississippi, USA Photo curtesy NASA
Not to be confused with SPACE X, the eXtraterrestrial SamPle Analysis, Curation and Exploration is a new facility dedicated to “curate the meteorites and make them available to the scientific community.” This is a partnership between Lunar and Planetary Institute and Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) division of NASA Johnson Space Center.