Institute of Meteoritics to celebrate 75th anniversary

Lincoln LaPaz and IOM staff with the delivery of the Norton County meteorite to UNM in 1948

Posted: September 9, 2019

The University of New Mexico’s Institute of Meteoritics (IOM) will celebrate its 75th anniversary during UNM’s Homecoming Week on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24-25.

World-renowned, UNM’s IOM was founded in 1944 as one of the first institutions in the world devoted to the study of meteorites. One of the highlights of the event will be an open house at the newly-renovated UNM Meteorite Museum, which showcases many rare and stunning specimens from outer space.

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