The famous Bayard stony meteorite will be the centrepiece of the Museum's new "Minerals & Meteorites" exhibit, which is set to open February 24 in Morrill Hall's Cooper Gallery. The 165-pound Bayard meteorite was discovered in 1982 by the late Dr. Arthur Struempler in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. At the time, Dr. Stuempler was a chemistry professor at Chadron State College. Source (PDF)
Meteorite found by ex-CSC professor to go in display
A large meteorite discovered near Bayard by the late Dr. Art Struempler while he was on the science faculty at Chadron State College will be the centrepiece of an exhibit that will open Saturday, Feb. 24 in the Cooper Gallery of Morrill Hall at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Eventually named the "Bayard Meteorite," it was discovered in 1982 by Struempler while he was sorting through a junk pile on a farm he and his family owned. The land is a few miles west of Bayard in Scotts Bluff County. Read more