Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting: Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica

May 22, 2022
Bay Area Sierra Club Meeting: Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica 
Wednesday, June 15, 7:00 pm
 
The June meeting will be conducted via Zoom.
(no in-person meeting)
Starts 6:30 pm for social time; 7:00 pm for program.
 
June 15 Program:
Searching for Meteorites in Antarctica
 
Cindy Evans, Ph.D., the ARES Lead Exploration Scientist at NASA, will talk about deep field operations in Antarctica, all of the pieces that need to come together to conduct meteorite research and sample collection in Antarctica, and the significance of collecting those samples for understanding solar system evolution.
 
Cynthia Evans, Ph.D.
ARES Lead Exploration Scientist; Lead for Artemis Geology Training
Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Division
 
The mission of Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science Division, or ARES, is to combine scientific and engineering expertise in order to advance human space exploration, to integrate terrestrial and planetary research, and to promote successful space missions by mitigating risk. Our people are the world's leading sample scientists and we curate the most extensive collection of extraterrestrial materials on Earth.  
ARES | Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (nasa.gov)
 
Anyone who may have specific questions on the topic is asked to send their questions
 
Bay Area meetings are on 3rd Wednesday of the month and start at 6:30pm for social hour; speaker and discussion from 7-8:30 pm.