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Cody Schultz
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Postdoctoral research associate at Brown University studying planetary science
I’m short, knowing these bodies better helps us understand not only our origins but the fundamental processes that shaped the evolution of our solar system!

Image credits in order of appearance: C.D. Schultz; WikiCommons; University of Arizona/NASA; NASA/JPL-Caltech.
September 19, 2023 at 11:16 PM
We study the spectral properties of meteorites like this in the lab so that we can make better interpretations of the spectral properties of asteroids, like asteroid 101955 Bennu!
September 19, 2023 at 11:15 PM
At approximately 4.568 billion years old, these minerals are actually used as the standard reference for the age of our solar system! See one in the photo below (the big irregularly shaped blob)!
September 19, 2023 at 11:15 PM
Extremely excited to have received this in the mail today!

This is the Allende meteorite, which fell and was recovered in Mexico in 1969. It belongs to a class of meteorites that are among the most primitive rocks in our solar system.
September 19, 2023 at 11:13 PM