Meteorite, Mars and Purdue University

Scientists Are Learning New Things From Purdue's Martian Meteorite
Almost a century ago, a meteorite turned up in a drawer at Purdue University. By the university’s own account, how it got there is a mystery — and if someone doesn’t draw inspiration from this and create the great Midwestern steampunk novel of our time,
Meteorite found in a drawer at university contains 700-million-year-old evidence of water on Mars
The Lafayette meteorite was discovered in a drawer at Purdue University in 1931, with no clear indication of how it got there. A new analysis of the rock reveals evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago.
Mars meteorite found in drawer reveals history of water on Red Planet
"We think the water came from the melting of nearby sub-surface ice called permafrost, and that the permafrost melting was caused by magmatic activity that still occurs periodically on Mars to the present day.
Martian Meteorite Encountered Water on Mars: Scientists
Researchers from Purdue University have confirmed the so-called Lafayette Meteorite encountered Water before it left Mars behind. The unlikely journey that brought the Lafayette Meteorite to Purdue University’s Department of Earth,
How a Martian Meteorite Found in a Drawer Rewrites Mars’ Water History
Scientists have traced the origins of the Lafayette Meteorite back to Mars, dating its water-altered minerals to 742 million years ago. The findings suggest that the meteorite's interaction with water came from melting subsurface permafrost rather than surface water,
Purdue student shoots himself at Lafayette indoor shooting range
Ernesto Tangassi Lucio went to Applied Ballistics on Saturday evening, rented a handgun and turned the gun on himself, ...
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Showalter Trust adds four faculty honorees, funds 12 early career faculty
Four Purdue professors were recently appointed Showalter Faculty Scholars. The addition of Leifu Chang, Bruno Roseguini, ...
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Mesick native to head operations for Purdue Global
A Mesick native with family in the Cadillac area, Eva Nodine has been named chief operating officer and chief financial ...
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Chicoine Leads #8 Purdue to 3-0 Sweep vs. Rutgers
No. 8 Purdue volleyball downed Rutgers in sweeping fashion, 25-14, 25-14, 25-16 in front of a sold-out crowd in Holloway ...
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Computing for contentment: Purdue scientist uses AI to model fairness and maximize the benefits of donated food
Computer scientist Alex Psomas uses innovative AI algorithms to help calculate fairness, including in distributing food among ...