MacEwan Celebrates Month of Scholarship - Dr. Erin Walton

Today’s episode is literally out of this world as we talk about meteorites, asteroids and moon rocks with geologist Dr. Erin Walton, an associate professor in the Department of Physical Sciences at MacEwan University, whose primary research focuses on shock metamorphism recorded in martian meteorites. Along the way, we’ll discuss mentorship, space colonization and the economic benefit of finding impact craters. We will also get a glimpse into Dr. Walton’s new exciting avenue of research into her all-time favorite asteroid, 4-Vesta. Please follow the link to check out the abstract from Dr. Walton’s recent presentation at the March 22 Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. The name of the lunar meteorite that Dr. Walton and Tatiana worked to identify is Northwest Africa 14340. You can find more information on it here. You can also follow these links to learn more about the Canadian Space Agency and the Lunar Exploration Accelerator Program. Find out more at https://research-recasted.pinecast.co