All About Meteorites
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
Free
10:30 am - Learn about meteorites from a National Air and Space Museum docent, and touch a rock from outer space.
11:00 am - Watch the National Museum of Natural History's Smithsonian Science How episode "Astrogeology - Meteorites and Spacecraft Missions" on the screen in the Moving Beyond Earth gallery. Visitors can submit questions that could be answered on the Smithsonian Science How webcast.
This image of "Block Island", the largest meteorite yet found on Mars was taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Analysis of its composition confirmed that it is rich in iron and nickel. The rock is about 60 centimeters (2 feet) across.
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