Most iron meteorites contain very interesting patterns in their cross-section (after cleaning, but a...
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Types of meteorites
Almost all meteorites come from the asteroid belts between Mars and Jupiter, but there are a few exc...
Meteorite Sikhote - Alin
The Sichote-Alin iron meteorite fell in 1947 in the mountain of the same name in the southeastern pa...
Meteorite Loket (Elbogen)
The Loket meteorite is one of the oldest meteorites in the world whose fall has been documented in d...
Allan Hills 84001
Allan Hills 84001 - Ark of Life from Mars? It is 1984 and a team of meteorite hunters (ANSMET proje...
Hoba meteorite
Hoba - 60 tons of iron. In 1920, a landowner in Namibia made an accidental discovery while cultivat...
Ancient Egypt and meteorites
Ancient Egypt and meteorites. We are 5000 years back in time in ancient Egypt. A time when the firs...
Micrometeorites
Micrometeorites - Space dust all around us. Our planet is bombarded not only by meteorites visible ...
Chelyabinsk meteorite
Chelyabinsk meteorite - the most famous meteorite impact in decades. A spectacular example of an as...
Meteorite injury
Meteorite injury - a danger from the heavens? Perhaps the most commonly reported impact-related inj...