{"title":"Shanghai Astronomy Museum and its meteorite collections","authors":"Du Zhimao, Li Shaolin, Shan Xingmei, Lin Qing","doi":"10.1111/maps.14291","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Shanghai Astronomy Museum (SAM) has opened its meteorite collections to the planetary science community. Inaugurated in July 2021, SAM is recognized as the world's largest astronomical museum and currently houses a collection of 97 meteorites weighing a total of 469 kg. These meteorites come from over 40 nations and encompass a diverse array of 37 different groups. Among them, 70 meteorites are displayed in the museum. The museum also features a series of interactive exhibition areas showcasing the internal structure of meteorites, engaging games introducing meteorite identification, and simulating the formation process of asteroid impact craters. This comprehensive range of offerings enables public access to extensive scientific knowledge about meteorites, making the museum a pivotal platform for disseminating meteoritics to the public.</p>","PeriodicalId":18555,"journal":{"name":"Meteoritics & Planetary Science","volume":"60 1","pages":"133-142"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Meteoritics & Planetary Science","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.14291","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"GEOCHEMISTRY & GEOPHYSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Shanghai Astronomy Museum (SAM) has opened its meteorite collections to the planetary science community. Inaugurated in July 2021, SAM is recognized as the world's largest astronomical museum and currently houses a collection of 97 meteorites weighing a total of 469 kg. These meteorites come from over 40 nations and encompass a diverse array of 37 different groups. Among them, 70 meteorites are displayed in the museum. The museum also features a series of interactive exhibition areas showcasing the internal structure of meteorites, engaging games introducing meteorite identification, and simulating the formation process of asteroid impact craters. This comprehensive range of offerings enables public access to extensive scientific knowledge about meteorites, making the museum a pivotal platform for disseminating meteoritics to the public.
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First issued in 1953, the journal publishes research articles describing the latest results of new studies, invited reviews of major topics in planetary science, editorials on issues of current interest in the field, and book reviews. The publications are original, not considered for publication elsewhere, and undergo peer-review. The topics include the origin and history of the solar system, planets and natural satellites, interplanetary dust and interstellar medium, lunar samples, meteors, and meteorites, asteroids, comets, craters, and tektites. Our authors and editors are professional scientists representing numerous disciplines, including astronomy, astrophysics, physics, geophysics, chemistry, isotope geochemistry, mineralogy, earth science, geology, and biology. MAPS has subscribers in over 40 countries. Fifty percent of MAPS'' readers are based outside the USA. The journal is available in hard copy and online.
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