{"id":4624,"date":"2024-01-13T10:16:15","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/?p=4624"},"modified":"2024-01-13T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T15:16:15","slug":"a-happy-meteorite-filled-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/2024\/01\/13\/a-happy-meteorite-filled-day\/","title":{"rendered":"a happy, meteorite-filled day."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4625\" style=\"width: 430px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4625\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4625 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2024\/01\/13101420\/13jan-meteorite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Carbonaceous chondrite, maybe?<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Today was a happy, meteorite-filled day at Davis Ward.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The team found 17 space rocks, including what we think are two carbonaceous chondrites. These meteorites are among the coolest rocks in the solar system because they contain some of the first solids formed in the solar system. They likely originate from asteroids.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>These rare specimens have been in the spotlight lately. \u00a0Scientists have been hunting for a subset of carbonaceous chondrites through the Osiris Rex mission, whose aim is to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Carbonaceous chondrites contain organic compounds, some of which are like the starter pack for life.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Apart from our 17 finds, the team is also living in awe of the sites around camp. It\u2019s wavy blue ice as far as the eye can see in some parts. When the sun hits it just right, it looks golden and iridescent. Riding our snowmobiles on this glimmering sea of ice is a true privilege\u2014something most people never get to see. We\u2019re so happy and grateful to be here!!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>&#8211; Daniela from Davis Ward<\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was a happy, meteorite-filled day at Davis Ward.<\/p>\n<p>The team found 17 space rocks, including what we think are two carbonaceous chondrites. These meteorites are among the coolest rocks in the solar system because they contain some of the first solids formed in the solar system. They likely originate from asteroids.<\/p>\n<p>These rare specimens have been in the spotlight lately. \u00a0Scientists have been hunting for a subset of carbonaceous chondrites through the Osiris Rex mission, whose aim is to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu.<\/p>\n<p>Carbonaceous chondrites contain organic compounds, some of which are like the starter pack for life.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/2024\/01\/13\/a-happy-meteorite-filled-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading&#8230; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">a happy, meteorite-filled day.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":4625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[27,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/artscimedia.case.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/111\/2024\/01\/13101420\/13jan-meteorite.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4626,"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4624\/revisions\/4626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caslabs.case.edu\/ansmet\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}