COS Mineral Monday with Garrett Barmore
Meteorites and the Fleischmann Planetarium
A message from the Keck Museum: The Keck Museum is excited to welcome the third museum to the College of Science—the Fleischmann Planetarium! In this episode of Mineral Monday, Keck Museum curator Garrett Barmore talks with the Director of the Planetarium, Paul McFarlane, about all the exciting ways visitors can explore our Universe in the famous building that is the Fleischmann Planetarium. Garrett and Paul also check out the Planetarium’s extensive meteorite collection, many of which were lent to the Planetarium by the Keck Museum.
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https://www.unr.edu/planetarium
Think you have a meteorite?
You can make an appointment with David Davis for a free ID of your sample at NBMG’s Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library in Reno:
David Davis, Geologic Information Specialist, ddavis@unr.edu, 775-682-8767 (email preferred)
If you live in Las Vegas, you can check with UNLV: