The Making of the Mars Meteorite display


Dave Weitz of Davlan Engineering sizing up the display





The meteor head that holds the Mars meteorite is made of lexan,
a bullet proof plastic that was heated and molded to fit the meteorite like a glove.




Place your finger in the hole above.




The fins are made of aluminum and average 3 to 5 foot long.










   
Mark Blood assembling the display, he was one of the key designers of the project.