Category: Meteorite Primer & Guide
Classification Punctuation for Chondrites
The Meteoritical Bulletin is filled with incredible meteorite-related information. However, even the most experienced collector might be puzzled when evaluating ... Read More
Craters Formed by Meteor Impacts
When a meteor is of sufficient size, its impact will leave a crater and in rare cases, meteorites will be ... Read More
Definition: Asteroid, Meteorite, Meteor, Meteoroid, (Dwarf) Planet & Other Terms
Asteroid A 1 m to ~530 km natural irregularly-shaped solid object moving in interplanetary space. The lower limit is defined ... Read More
Difference Between Holes, Cavities, and Vesicles in Meteorites
When people think they have found a meteorite, much more often than not, what they found is actually a terrestrial ... Read More
Ethics of Collecting Meteorites
Meteorite hunters, dealers and collectors are lucky because they enjoy relatively broad support from museum curators and researchers. The reasons ... Read More
How to Start a Meteorite Collection
Michael Kelly: My recommendation is you start up a catalog now keep track of important info on your collection when ... Read More
Meteorites with a Question Mark
These meteorites are real meteorites that may have been proven to be another meteorite, have questionable past and/or find circumstances, ... Read More
Orientation and Oriented Meteorites
A meteorite develops orientation when it experiences a period of stable flight through Earth's atmosphere and is gradually further ablated ... Read More
Possibility of Extraterrestrial Life (on Other Planets) and Signs of Life in Meteorites
Since the dawn of humanity we've gazed upwards toward the stars above and wondered, where do we come from and ... Read More
Setting the Right Expectations: Getting an Expert Opinion on Your MeteoRite or MeteorWrong
Like almost all online meteorite hunters, collectors, dealers and research institutions, SkyFall receives many emails a year from people wanting ... Read More
