Subsampling of the Hamburg Meteorite: A Study in Cold Curation TechniquesThe Hamburg meteorite is an H4 chondrite which was collected from the surface of a frozen lake in Michigan shortly after its observed fall on 16 Jan 2018 [1]. During and after collection, the meteorite was stored under clean, cold conditions, thereby minimizing any alteration to the sample. The meteorite was transported to the Johnson Space Center (JSC) where it was stored in a freezer until it was subsampled at the University of Alberta’s Sub-zero Facility for the Curation of Astromaterials (Fig. 1) [2]. Subsampling divided the meteorite into predefined target masses for preliminary examination and display purposes. This abstract summarizes the transport and subsampling process, which occurred in October 2019.
Document ID
20200001838
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Johnson Space Center
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Abstract
Authors
Mitchell, J. L. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Fries, M. D. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Herd, C. D. K. (University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Harrington, A. D. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Regberg, A. B. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
McCubbin, F. M. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Hill, P. J. A. (University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
Tunney, L. D. (University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)