Earth and Solar System
Space Rocks!

What does a piece of the Moon look like up close? Have you held the core of an asteroid?

We’re bringing space rocks to bluedot! Join the Earth and Solar System team from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences to hold pieces of the Moon collected by the Apollo astronauts. Get up-close and personal with meteorites from asteroids, the Moon and Mars.

Try out some space sleuthing yourself by trying out the tricks and techniques used by astro-geologists from the Earth and Solar System team to find meteorites here on Earth.