A few months ago, residents of Starr County reported a loud blast accompanied by a streak of fire falling from the sky. A meteor traveling nearly 30,000 mph with energy equal to eight tons of TNT landed on a remote ranch near El Sauz, Texas. It was reported that the entire Rio Grande Valley, all the way into Mexico, heard and felt the shock from sonic booms.
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Advanced Instruments Propel Scientific Research
July 11, 2024
The College of Science and Engineering at TCU has purchased two cutting-edge instruments: a Keyence VHX7000 and a Raman microscope.