Event 1 - UCLA Meteorite Gallery

This week, I visited the UCLA Meteorite gallery museum and had a look at several types of meteorites. I learned lots of information I had no clue about before about meteorites. Like meteorites are just streaks of light and not actually a "shooting star". They are piles of rock and metal entering our atmosphere at a very fast speed, which causes the burning look to form around it. An interesting fact is  meteoroid is when the pile of rock or iron is floating in space, while a meteor is when the pile of rock and iron falls into the Earth's atmosphere, and only once the meteor hits the Earth is when it becomes a meteorite. Pictured below is a photograph of myself and a student facilitator who works at the meteorite gallery.

One way that the UCLA Meteorite gallery is related to this courses information is through the two cultures we learned during week one. The two cultures and the Meteorite Gallery work hand in hand. The meteorite is examined thoroughly with science to discover what its composed of, where it came from, and in attempt to determine if there are more to come. Once, thoroughly examined with science, the meteorite is displayed on a showcase for art. It is designed for a visual appeal to people visiting the meteorite gallery. Thus, both science and art working hand in hand at the UCLA Meteorite Gallery.

In my opinion, I found the Meteorite Gallery to be very helpful and an overall fun experience. I learned things I never even thought of before about meteorites and how a meteorite is formed what a meteorite is. I personally would recommend visiting the UCLA Meteorite gallery for not only learning new facts about meteorites, but the gallery also includes an aspect of art as well, which has helped me to understand the material so far throughout the course, and it might just help you as well.