| Make sure you know everything that was on the Midterm and study the talks from
the invited speakers.
What I would make sure I study:
How do the mineralogies and mineral chemistries of different meteorites differ?
Different types of chondrules
The characteristics of the meteorite you did your final project on.
Why are Antarctica and the Sahara considered two of the best places to find
meteorites?
What is the evidence that some meteorites are derived from Mars?
Widmänstatten pattern
The different components that are found in carbonaceous chondrites?
What is the importance of studying Calcium-Aluminum Inclusions?
How the Magma Ocean is thought to have formed different regions of the Moon's
surface?
Why do we think some meteorites originated on the Moon?
The importance of the SEM and petrographic microscope for studying meteorites
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| Midterm average with one person still needing to take it was 74.7. The median grade was 80. |
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| The midterm has 50 questions. Bring a calculator to the test. |
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| All the meteorites are in the cabinet in my office and can be looked at next week if you wish. |
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| You should use Table 6.1 to identify the types of chondrules.
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