Re-opening of UNM Meteorite Museum

[David Entwistle]

I read on the web site of the University of New Mexico (UNM) that that the UNM Meteorite Museum has reopened after renovation. The news item is here and a video, with some very nice exhibits, here. The Meteorite Museum home page is here.

A grand re-opening for the Meteorite Museum, housed in Northrop Hall in the UNM Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, is set for Thursday, Oct. 15 at 4:30 p.m.

The museum re-opening is also a part of the E&PS alumni reception as part of UNM's Homecoming activities.

This was the first significant renovation of the Meteorite Museum since its opening in 1974. This museum includes several meteorites from the extensive collection of the Institute of Meteoritics (IOM). The highlight of the museum is a one-ton piece of the stony meteorite known as Norton County, that fell in Kansas in 1948.

[David Entwistle]

Follow-up report from the University of New Mexico with a few nice pictures.

At the University of New Mexico, it houses a collection like none other with specimens dating back 4.5 billion years. Gone are the old burlap-covered walls and outdated lighting, which have been replaced with sleek gray paint and energy-saving LED lights and new display cases featuring a futuristic design that makes any display inviting ...