Meet Dr. Gretchen Benedix, a cosmic mineralogist and astrogeologist who has the coolest job - studying space rocks.
A professor at Curtin University, Benedix uses the chemistry, mineralogy, and spectroscopy of meteorites to understand the formation and evolution of asteroids and planets.
On August 6, 2022, Interesting Engineering spoke to Benedix about her fascinating work with meteorites and the Australian Desert Fireball Network (DFN). This interdisciplinary research group is investigating the mysteries surrounding solar system formation. The story paved the way for a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with IE on Wednesday, where we received around 2.6k upvotes and a hundred questions from inquisitive Redditors on asteroids, meteorites, and planetary formation.
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