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Its a Great time to VISIT Meteor Crater!
Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/30/22 Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/30/22

Its a Great time to VISIT Meteor Crater!

Looking for a totally unique experience for the whole family during the holiday break?

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Watch NASA Artemis 1 Moon Mission Launch
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/17/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/17/22

Watch NASA Artemis 1 Moon Mission Launch

NASA’s Artemis 1 launch of the Orion spacecraft is first phase the Artemis mission to the moon to study the far side of the moon.

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Ever Wonder How and Where Meteors Formed?
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/9/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/9/22

Ever Wonder How and Where Meteors Formed?

Apparently earth is bombarded with an estimated 50 tonnes of meteorites daily, some of them retrieved by scientists, collectors and enthusiasts!

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Seismic Waves Signal Martian Meteoroid Impacts
Planetary Science, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/2/22 Planetary Science, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 11/2/22

Seismic Waves Signal Martian Meteoroid Impacts

NASA’s InSight Lander, roving on Mars, has picked up 4 recent meteoroid impacts due to seismic activity detected on the surface of the planet!

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Meteorites Contribution to Life on Earth
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/26/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/26/22

Meteorites Contribution to Life on Earth

Much concern, tracking, and funding of research on meteors and asteroids is focused mainly on the destruction and danger to life on earth, but what about their contributions to life?

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Enjoy Meteor Crater’s New Mining Co. Coffeeshop!
Meteror Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/22/22 Meteror Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/22/22

Enjoy Meteor Crater’s New Mining Co. Coffeeshop!

Meteor Crater’s new Mining Co. Coffeeshop is now open!

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Meteorites Contribution to Earth: Water!
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/20/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/20/22

Meteorites Contribution to Earth: Water!

Did you ever wonder where Earth’s water came from?

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DART Mission Changed Asteroid’s Trajectory
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/13/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/13/22

DART Mission Changed Asteroid’s Trajectory

Debris Blast after Dimorphos hit and orbit alteration by DART Mission

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First Images of DART Impact from Licia Cube
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/1/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 10/1/22

First Images of DART Impact from Licia Cube

The Italian Space Agency satellite which followed the DART impact has provided these images at the time of impact and just after.

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Dual Asteroid Redirection Test SUCCESS!
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/27/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/27/22

Dual Asteroid Redirection Test SUCCESS!

10 months after launch and 7 million miles away, DART perfectly impacted Dimorphos in the worlds first planetary defense test

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Don’t Miss the DART Impact Event!
Planetary Science, Asteroid Defense Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/24/22 Planetary Science, Asteroid Defense Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/24/22

Don’t Miss the DART Impact Event!

Don’t miss the Lowell Observatory DART Impact Event Monday September 26!

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Mineral First Discovered at Barringer Crater
Planetary Science, Geology & Geo-Heritage Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/21/22 Planetary Science, Geology & Geo-Heritage Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/21/22

Mineral First Discovered at Barringer Crater

In 1967 a new diamond-hard mineral was discovered at the Barringer Meteorite Crater. It is named lonsdaleite, after the first female crystalographer of the Royal Society of London, Kathleen Londsdale.

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Come Join the Flagstaff Star Party
Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/10/22 Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/10/22

Come Join the Flagstaff Star Party

Meet the Stars at the Flagstaff Star Party!

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Fly Over Jezero Crater on Mars
Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/6/22 Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/6/22

Fly Over Jezero Crater on Mars

Mars' Jezero Crater, where NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will explore for signs of fossilized microbial life.

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Watch DART mission LIVE with NASA!
Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/1/22 Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater Greg Schicker-Taubman 9/1/22

Watch DART mission LIVE with NASA!

Watch NASA’s DART Mission Live on September 26

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At Meteor Crater, Scientific Research is Ongoing
Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/30/22 Planetary Science Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/30/22

At Meteor Crater, Scientific Research is Ongoing

NASA’s DART Mission, a test to impact an asteroid off course, will be live streamed on NASA TV September 26

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Explore the Universe with this Interactive Site!
Planetary Science, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/24/22 Planetary Science, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/24/22

Explore the Universe with this Interactive Site!

Open Space Visualization Software is an open source project, funded in part by NASA, to bring space exploration research to the general public.

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DART: one of NASA’s Planetary Defense Missions
Asteroid Defense Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/9/22 Asteroid Defense Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/9/22

DART: one of NASA’s Planetary Defense Missions

DART: Double Asteroid Redirection Test, one of NASA’s planetary defense missions, is aiming for the binary, near-Earth asteroid pair Didymos which orbits Dimorphous.

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NASA’s 10 Favorite Impact Sites (Not on Earth)
Planetary Science, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/6/22 Planetary Science, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/6/22

NASA’s 10 Favorite Impact Sites (Not on Earth)

Great images and reasons for preferring these 10 meteorite impact sites: check them out

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The Top 10 Meteor Craters to Visit
Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/3/22 Planetary Science, Barringer Meteor Crater, Space Exploration Greg Schicker-Taubman 8/3/22

The Top 10 Meteor Craters to Visit

The top ten list of amazing meteorite craters to visit around the world starts with Barringer Meteorite Crater in Arizona USA

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