E Sansom

Earth & Planetary Scientist and meteorite hunter. Working at the Space Science and Technology Centre, Curtin University. She/her.

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

First #DARTMission results published today!
I had the pleasure of an early preview so I could share with you on the Conversation:
https://t.co/Asw7eIpnA7

[NASA @NASA]

New science results confirm our #DARTMission's asteroid deflection technology can be an effective way to change the orbit of an asteroid, should there ever be a threat. The DART spacecraft intentionally slammed into asteroid Dimorphos in Sept. 2022: https://t.co/PdpCDG2zRn

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

When can I get #ChatGPT to write #fireball trajectory analysis code? 🤣

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

#SAR2667 as seen from Perth, Australia. Interesting way to trigger remote observations, @haaadry 🤣.

[Hadrien D @haaadry]

#Sar2667 impact, from Normandy countryside

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

Also love how you can see the fragments separating at the end 😱 #Sar2667 #asteroid

[Hadrien D @haaadry]

#Sar2667 impact, from Normandy countryside

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

So cool to see this livestreamed this morning <3

[Hadrien D @haaadry]

#Sar2667 impact, from Normandy countryside

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

@NatStephen @heab @T2TeaOfficial I'm sure us Aussies can send you some care packages with meteorite samples 🤣

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

@haaadry This is amazing, was so cool to watch this via livefeed earlier <3

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

We know so little about how our own Solar System came to be.
Cameras from the Global Fireball Observatory in Alberta recorded the first rocky meteoroid ever from the Oort cloud, shedding some light on early formation.

Fantastic video from the team here: https://t.co/597z89BCYm

[Nature Astronomy @NatureAstronomy]

A 2 kg rocky meteoroid observed in February 2021 is shown to be coming directly from the Oort cloud, indicative of a high ice/rock ratio there (1-20%) and supportive of a massive proto-asteroid belt scenario. Vida (@meteordoc) et al.: https://t.co/rzoIiwlxI4

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

Where did the last 10 years go? 7/12/12 I arrived in Perth, landed in the morning, turned up at Curtin University, and officially started my PhD (so I could start getting paid!)
Now I'm managing the project I came here to build, and met some amazing people along the way. ❤️

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

Excited to see yet another fireball dataset plotted this way. Easy to spot those that are meteorites!

[Maria Gritsevich @GritsevichMaria]

Interested in the science of meteorite recovery? Our recent paper in the Astrophysical Journal details how to determine outcome of meteor events! The math is exemplified with selected #FRIPON detections, featuring the case of the #Cavezzo #meteorite:

https://t.co/h8kV0AhLW1

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

Pretty excited to have one of the few ARC #DP23 projects funded this year with @ProfAndyTomkins - "Expanding the Foundation of Planetary Science". Now we'll get to recover all those lonely meteorites who just want to tell their story of the early solar system.

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

Good luck finding pieces of this super special space rock !
Guess it didn't hit a roof or a person or we'd have found it already!
I can imagine the excitement of finding it your own back yard though.
Can't believe it was spotted before impact. What a beautiful fireball.

[Peter Brown @pgbrown]

https://t.co/PKHwkgZ0hO

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

And check out the fab Conversation article written by @haaadry: https://t.co/WWzChwtm3S

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

The magic of open source data / data sharing and multidisciplinary collaborations: @haaadry, @joshuasoderholm, @ProfAndyTomkins, @seamus_anderson, @RachaelLappan and team found the biggest meteorite strewn field since Murchison in 1969!
https://t.co/BCu6xaq6aj

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

The magic of open source data / data sharing and multidisciplinary collaborations: @haaadry, @joshuasoderholm, @ProfAndyTomkins, @seamus_anderson, @RachaelLappan and team found the biggest meteorite strewn field since Murchison in 1969!
https://t.co/BCu6xaq6aj

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

The story of the #Winchcombe meteorite is a fantastic demonstration of the power of collaboration in unravelling the mysteries of our Solar System.
First paper out today: https://t.co/5IfzjWOLcs
...and The Conversation article I wrote to summarise:
https://t.co/Ou87Y2pKUd

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

What amazing times we live in. We were wowed tonight at the opening of @fugro's #SpAARC complex in downtown Perth. Soon to be running space command and remote operations on the moon! Showcasing once again Australia's world leading space capability.
https://t.co/oIGsy6YtFo

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

@meteordoc Woa, that's amazing! Love the stack at the end @amsmeteors .

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

@CurtinHIVE A piece of the Marble Bar Chert from the Pilbara (on the traditional land of the Nyamal people) was sent to Mars as part of Perseverance's SuperCam calibration targets. From a deep sea fan, and possibly similar to rocks on Mars, it's from a time that oxygen was rising on Earth.

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

#horizonslive, there are pieces of western Australia on board perseverance rover on Mars to help the search for life 😍

[E Sansom @SansomScience]

@jourdan_fred very well deserved :D