Hi, my name is Laura. I'm currently a Ph.D. student studying heating in meteorites. I've also studied shock metamorphism in martian meteorites
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If you want to find me on Bluesky or Mastodon, I'm also going by the handle RocksInSPAAACE on those particular socials
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The Deer Lick Group of Galaxies was photographed by #ZWO user David Jenkins.
⚙️Equipment:
ZWO ASI294MC Pro
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
#deepskyphotography
So a short story I wrote, A Murder Over Enceladus, is appearing in the latest issue of Aphelion
aphelion-webzine.com/
Just submitted my abstract (#6042) to #metsoc2023 ! My MetSoc haiku is:
Transitional phase
Much like carlosturanite
In heated CMs
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The next #Winchcombe meteorite paper is out in @MeteoriticsPS
This one from @OU_SPS investigates the abundance & carrier phases of volatile species such as water & carbon dioxide.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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David Jenkins, a Chief Financial Officer from Canada, won #ASIWEEK through his photography of the #M82 nebula. Astronomy photography has become his pursuit, and he always devotes the cloudy nights to learn and improve his skills.
Read more: bit.ly/4263IeI
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We are pretty excited about this profile picture update! New look, same space-loving agency. ✨
ALT The CSA logo features a maple leaf and three stars.
I'll be presenting a poster on what could have created a petrofabric in the CM Kolang at #LPSC2023 !
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Really awesome work led by @RocksInSPAAACE showing that even the #Winchcombe #meteorite that was recovered so fast has been altered a little bit by its time on Earth.
New analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite led by Laura Jenkins (@RocksInSPAAACE) of @UofGGES has shown just how quickly space rocks which fall to Earth can be contaminated by our atmosphere.
Read the full story here: gla.ac.uk/news/headline_9152…
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Super cool new findings on how meteorites are literally immediately affected by the Earth’s environment from rockstar PGR @RocksInSPAAACE phys.org/news/2023-02-earth-…
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Winchcombe meteorite ☄️
A team from @UofGGES are analysing the newly discovered meteorite. This includes @aepickersgill, @aineclareob & Dr Lydia Hallis with the help of PGRs @HollyHourston & @RocksInSPAAACE.
More: bit.ly/3UKEek4
#IDWGIS
ALT Scientist Aine O'Brien in a lab analysing the meteor. She is wearing a lab coat, gloves and goggles and is sitting at a lab bench looking at a sample.
ALT A piece of the meteor lying on the ground where it was discovered. Someone's hand wearing a green glove is reaching towards it.
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All meteorites are modified by the terrestrial environment.
But #Winchcombe gives us an opportunity to track the processes & timescales of contamination in #SpaceRocks
New paper from @RocksInSPAAACE @UofGGES @NHM_Meteorites
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
This study was just published, so not that I know of. Some evaporite phases in carbonaceous falls likely need re-examining, especially sulfates, which although common in CI chondrites, are missing from CI-like samples returned from Ryugu.
