Culver City Rock and Mineral Club- interesting facts about METEORITES and ASTEROIDS

Short notice, but sounds like fun…
Sponsored by Culver City Rock and Mineral Club. Presented by renown
expert Mr. Bob Verish. For directions, please visit
www.culvercityrocks .org http://www.culverci tyrocks.org/ Many
interesting facts about meteorites,
from where they come,
to where they’re found,
to what they look like,
and scientific methods used to age-date the oldest
matter in our Solar System.
Learn how to distinguish between a meteorite and
“meteor-wrong” .
And learn about some of the strange things which have
been found in these rocks from space.
In a fast-paced presentation, a wide range of subjects
will be covered including:
some amazing space trivia about bacteria,
the”Tunguska Event”, galaxies,
nucleosynthesis, stars,
volcanoes, asteroids, comets and meteoroids.
There will be hands-on displays with several varieties
of meteorites, tektites and fossil items, including a
very small fragment of the Moon and a real rock from
Mars.

See a stromatolite (marble) formed by 3.2 billion
year old cyanobacteria whose descendants still thrive
in Australia. This is a “must see” event
for the entire family.
A the end of the presentation members will
be available to answer your astronomy and science
questions. Drawings will be held for an assortment of
“door prizes” including fragments of stony
meteorites and tektites.
IF YOU ATTEND, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPCOMING AZ METEORITE FIELD
TRIP. Contact Anthony F Thank you

CCRMC  (LA)  invites you  03/12/07 7:30 PM to: METEORITES, ASTEROIDS