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Space Rocks!

Space Rocks!

Learn how samples are collected on Earth and in Space to be studied by scientists. We have samples from the Moon on display!

NASA Astromaterials Collections poster — Space rocks! NASA designated the Lamont Geoinformatics Research Group to sort and store all data from extraterrestrial matter curated by the agency, including from meteorites, asteroids, and the Moon.

Slice of a meteorite — A slice of a meteorite that sprayed off of the moon during a collision and later landed on Earth. Credit: Sarah Fecht

Closeup of a slice of pallasite meteorite — Closeup of a slice of pallasite meteorite. Made of olivine and metal, this meteorite is believed to have come from the boundary between the core and mantle of a small planet. Credit: Phebe Pierson

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