Shooting Stars from Mars: Solving the Mystery with Oxygen Isotope Forensics - A Citizen Science Lecture

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Community Engagement

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Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
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Dr. Robina Shaheen is using chemistry to investigate one of the biggest mysteries of nature—the origin and history of the Red Planet. Learn how oxygen triple isotope forensics can tell the story of two famous meteorites from Mars, “ALH84001,” once thought to carry relics of life, and “Black Beauty-NWA7034,” the oldest rock from Mars.

 

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