Pima Community College students attending the school’s Earth Science Day 2012 activities were able to learn about, and handle evidence of, meteor impacts on Earth.
PSI Docents Prentiss Sawyer and David Acklam used samples from PSI’s impact rock kits to show geologic examples of what happens to meteorites when they heat up going through the Earth’s atmosphere before hitting the ground.
Sawyer, shown above right, discusses meteorites with three Earth Science Day attendees.
PSI was one of about 60 education and public outreach organizations participating in the event, which attracted hundreds of students, said Denise Meeks, science department chair at the Northwest Campus of Pima Community College.
