Pint Of Science 2022

Pallasites

Pallasites are the most enigmatic rocks from space. When cut into thin slices and polished, they look like golden-green jewels set in silver. But where do they come from? How does this curious mixture of crystals and metal occur? And why are pallasite olivines nearly ten times larger than olivines normally found inside the Earth?

By studying natural pallasites and comparing them to experiments we can extract nuggets of information about these extraordinary meteorites that tell us about their appearance, their origin, and the beginnings of the solar system more than 4.5 billion ago.

Tickets for the talk of Dr. Nicolas Walte can be booked here:
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