Geological Sample Museum Special Exhibition "Tephra 2 - Letters from Below Falling from the Sky -"

Tephra (from Greek meaning "ash") refers to fragments of magma and rocks ejected from the crater during an eruption. Volcanic ash is a collection of tephra. By analyzing tephra in detail, we can understand the mechanism of eruptions and information about the underground. The latest research will also be introduced.

Date & Time

1/7(Tue) 09:30～16:301/8(Wed) 09:30～16:301/9(Thu) 09:30～16:301/10(Fri) 09:30～16:301/11(Sat) 09:30～16:301/12(Sun) 09:30～16:301/13(Mon) 09:30～16:301/15(Wed) 09:30～16:301/16(Thu) 09:30～16:301/17(Fri) 09:30～16:301/18(Sat) 09:30～16:301/19(Sun) 09:30～16:301/21(Tue) 09:30～16:301/22(Wed) 09:30～16:301/23(Thu) 09:30～16:301/24(Fri) 09:30～16:301/25(Sat) 09:30～16:301/26(Sun) 09:30～16:301/28(Tue) 09:30～16:301/29(Wed) 09:30～16:301/30(Thu) 09:30～16:301/31(Fri) 09:30～16:302/1(Sat) 09:30～16:302/2(Sun) 09:30～16:302/4(Tue) 09:30～16:302/5(Wed) 09:30～16:302/6(Thu) 09:30～16:302/7(Fri) 09:30～16:302/8(Sat) 09:30～16:302/9(Sun) 09:30～16:302/11(Tue) 09:30～16:302/12(Wed) 09:30～16:302/13(Thu) 09:30～16:302/14(Fri) 09:30～16:302/15(Sat) 09:30～16:302/16(Sun) 09:30～16:302/18(Tue) 09:30～16:302/19(Wed) 09:30～16:302/20(Thu) 09:30～16:302/21(Fri) 09:30～16:302/22(Sat) 09:30～16:302/23(Sun) 09:30～16:302/24(Mon) 09:30～16:302/26(Wed) 09:30～16:302/27(Thu) 09:30～16:302/28(Fri) 09:30～16:303/1(Sat) 09:30～16:303/2(Sun) 09:30～16:303/4(Tue) 09:30～16:303/5(Wed) 09:30～16:303/6(Thu) 09:30～16:303/7(Fri) 09:30～16:303/8(Sat) 09:30～16:303/9(Sun) 09:30～16:303/11(Tue) 09:30～16:303/12(Wed) 09:30～16:303/13(Thu) 09:30～16:303/14(Fri) 09:30～16:303/15(Sat) 09:30～16:303/16(Sun) 09:30～16:303/18(Tue) 09:30～16:303/19(Wed) 09:30～16:303/20(Thu) 09:30～16:303/21(Fri) 09:30～16:303/22(Sat) 09:30～16:303/23(Sun) 09:30～16:303/25(Tue) 09:30～16:303/26(Wed) 09:30～16:303/27(Thu) 09:30～16:303/28(Fri) 09:30～16:303/29(Sat) 09:30～16:303/30(Sun) 09:30～16:304/1(Tue) 09:30～16:304/2(Wed) 09:30～16:304/3(Thu) 09:30～16:304/4(Fri) 09:30～16:304/5(Sat) 09:30～16:304/6(Sun) 09:30～16:304/8(Tue) 09:30～16:304/9(Wed) 09:30～16:304/10(Thu) 09:30～16:304/11(Fri) 09:30～16:304/12(Sat) 09:30～16:304/13(Sun) 09:30～16:304/15(Tue) 09:30～16:304/16(Wed) 09:30～16:304/17(Thu) 09:30～16:304/18(Fri) 09:30～16:304/19(Sat) 09:30～16:304/20(Sun) 09:30～16:30

Note

The museum is closed every Monday (if Monday is a holiday, it will be open, and closed on the following weekday)

Venue

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Geological Sample Museum 1st Floor Hall

Address

1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture

Access

About 10 minutes from the Joban Expressway "Sakura-Tsukura" IC

Access (Public)

About 15 minutes by bus from Tsukuba Express "Tsukuba" Station

Contact

029-861-3750 （National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Geological Sample Museum）

URL

https://www.gsj.jp/Muse/event/archives/202501_event.html