Meteorite Primer & Guide

Difference Between Holes, Cavities, and Vesicles in Meteorites

When people think they have found a meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching [...]

How to Start a Meteorite Collection

Michael Kelly: My recommendation is you start up a catalog now keep track of important [...]

Classification Punctuation for Chondrites

The Meteoritical Bulletin is filled with incredible meteorite-related information. However, even the most experienced collector [...]

Craters Formed by Meteor Impacts

When a meteorHow long Sonic booms Of the several 10s of tons of cosmic material [...]

Orientation and Oriented Meteorites

A meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. [...]

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. [...]

Top 9 Fun Reasons Why Everyone Should Own A Meteorite!

I really like this quote from Hans Christian Anderson, “The whole world is a series [...]

Setting the Right Expectations: Getting an Expert Opinion on Your MeteoRite or MeteorWrong

Like almost all online meteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface [...]

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 [...]

Ethics of Collecting Meteorites

MeteoriteWork in progress. A solid natural object reaching a planet’s surface from interplanetary space. Solid [...]

Meteorites with a Question Mark

These meteorites are real meteorites that may have been proven to be another meteoriteWork in [...]