Hayden Planetarium. Meteorites and Tektites (Gallery)

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Exist Dates

approximately 1990 - 1997

Biographical or Historical Note

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Permanent exhibition. Opened approximately 1990 and closed January 5, 1997. Located on Floor 1, Section 18. The Hayden Planetarium's Meteorites and Tektites Gallery exhibited the small fragments ejected during meteorite impacts (1, 1990, 1, 1990, 2, 1997).

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Sources

    (1) American Museum of Natural History. The Universe (Brochure).. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1990.
    (2) American Museum of Natural History. Frontiers: New Discoveries in Space (Brochure). New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1990
    (3) Neil de Grasse Tyson to the Museum Community "Closing of the Planetarium", January 2, 1997.
    Information for the hall appears in the following Museum publications:
    American Museum of Natural History. Update: The Universe (brochure) 1994.
    American Museum of Natural History. Frontiers: New Discoveries in Space (brochure) 1990.

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AMNH: Floor 1, Section 18. [Additional location information: East Corridor.]

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Hayden Planetarium
The Meteorites and Tektites (Gallery) was a part of the exhibition space in the Hayden Planetarium .

Related Resources

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Historic Halls of the American Museum of Natural History
Curated digital images of permanent halls in the American Museum of Natural History Library, Digital Special Collections.

Written by: Clare O'Dowd
Last modified: 2018 December 7


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