Education & Research
Most collectables can be enjoyed for their own sake. However, learning about them is what for many of us ignites our imagination and that is especially true for meteorites and other meteorite-related materials. With a better understanding of the underlying science (geology, astronomy, astrobiology, astrophysics just to name a few disciplines), art, history, philosophy and even theology, we can now appreciate their wondrous cosmic insights, place in our collections, and importance throughout human history.
NingQiang
CK3.3 Fell June 25, 1983 32° 55.5′ N., 105° 54.4′ E. At 7:00 in the [...]
Mount Tazerzait
L5 Fell August 21, 1991 18° 42′ N., 4° 48′ E. On an August afternoon, [...]
Naryilco
L/LL6 (or L) Found 1975 28° 41′ S., 141° 59′ E. A mass of 27 [...]
Nakhla
Martian NakhliteOne of the Martian SNC meteorites, nakhlites are basaltic cumulate clinopyroxenite rocks, and most [...]
Mount Vernon
PallasiteOne of two main classes of stony-iron meteorite, the other being mesosiderites. Pallasites are igneous [...]