The Meteorite Museum

Seems like the previous reviewer had unrealistic expectations. This little museum is housed in Northrop Hall at UNM. Easy to find, just take the walkway at the end of Yale and turn left at the fountain (if you’re heading north, right if heading south). The museum has many different samples from around the solar system, some from the Moon, some from Mars, the astroid belt etc. Several of the samples on display are undergoing active research in the Institute of Meteoritics. Gotta love those pallisites! Don’t forget to check out the Silver Family Geology Museum next door. All in all since place to spend an hour or two learning about the Earth and Solar System.

for my 100^th lets bring it back…
I think it was the year 2000. I was driving up through Nevada, into Utah, over into Colorado to pick up my brother and then back down through New Mexico and then through arizona and then back home to California. I sort of road tip rescue if you will.
My little bro happens to love science so after hours of begging I said yes to taking him to the giant crater in arizona. But first we thought we’d stop by the Meteorite Museum in New Mexico. Apparently the state of New Mexico has built a college around their giant crater and made a museum next to it. I thought this might be educational and fun. No! They make it impossible to find the dam thing.
It reminded me of the time I delivered pizza to this woman that had a Jackson Pollock and a Van Gogh chillin’ in her giant dark lobby like foyer. Hidden away from the rest of world for her own selfish pride. New Mexico is now my least favorite state.
We did end up at the giant crater in Arizona though… it wasn’t that cool. I felt bad for the crater.