Cranbrook Science: Hands-On Exhibit Brings Immediacy Of Recent Meteor Event To Life
DETROIT (WWJ) - Sometimes a rock is just a rock - but it might a meteorite if you've been rock hunting in Livingston County lately.
To help you figure that out - the Cranbrook Institute of Arts and Sciences is holding an event this weekend to show off some actual meteorites and help you figure out what you've got.
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John Zawiskie, is the curator of Earth and Life Sciences and he explains what you can expect from a meteorite.
"It would probably be weakly attracted to a magnet, and if it were broken open and you could see the interior -- there are likely to be little small spheres about the size of BBs -- which contain silicate minerals -- and the ground mass would have some flakes of iron in it - these are the primitive meteorites of the early solar system.
"We will have lots of meteorites out on tables - with knowledgeable staff - and we can show you the difference between a meteorite and a meteor-wrong. And if you have specimens to bring in -- that's cool too," says Zawiskie.
The pop-up event at the museum is Saturday from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and it's free with museum admission.
Find more information about Cranbrook Institute of Science [here].