Seeing Space and Time Through Meteorite
Enjoy this explanation of meteorite and how we learn about the origin of the universe from these often small samples we find on earth! Thanks to Thomas Stevenson
Mörigen: Meteorite Iron Arrowhead
Mörigen is an arrowhead fashioned from iron meteorite- before humans smelted their own iron!
Meteor Over the Bay of Naples
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day is an incredible shot of a meteor streaking over the Naples sky on Feb 8, 2024 taken by Wang Letian
Ever Touch a Meteorite Before?
Have you ever touched a meteorite… or the largest single piece from the one that created the famous Meteor Crater in Arizona? Yes its real, and you can touch this space rock at the Visitor Center on your way to view the crater!
Dense areas of Meteorites in the Atacama Desert
This article by Gabriel A. Pinto et al is a compilation of the physical and climatic properties of the more than 2700 classified Atacama meteorites.
Meteorite Iron Was Used Before the Iron Age
Learn about the use of meteorite iron long before the Iron Age technology was developed!
Even Google Is Into Meteorites!
Have you recently searched on Google for information about the DART program or Meteorites?
The Science of Meteorite Studies
Curious how scientists study Meteorites? How we learn the content, age and origin of space rocks?
Fly Over Jezero Crater on Mars
Mars' Jezero Crater, where NASA's Perseverance Mars rover will explore for signs of fossilized microbial life.
The Top 10 Meteor Craters to Visit
The top ten list of amazing meteorite craters to visit around the world starts with Barringer Meteorite Crater in Arizona USA
New Research on Diamonds from Diablo Canyon Meteorite
New Research on Diamonds formed by the Diablo Canyon Meteorites found around Barringer Meteorite Crater
Martian Meteorite, found in Sahara, Contains Water
Studied since its discovery in the Sahara Desert, NWA (for “North West Africa”) 7034 has been studied, and more recently the crater on Mars from which this meteorite was ejected has been determined!
NASA Artemis Mission to the Moon Training at Meteor Crater
NASA Astronauts train for the Artemis mission to the moon at Barringer Meteorite Crater
Meteoritical Society Meeting in Glasgow!
2022 Conference of the Meteoritical Society, August 14-19
Meteoroid, Meteor and Meteorite... What are the differences?
This Wikimedia Commons illustration shows a meteoroid entering the atmosphere, becoming visible as a meteor and hitting the Earth's surface as a meteorite.
Impact History and Highlights on Arizona Family TV
How and when it was created, what scientists think of it, and what you can see from the rim- all on this touristic video by the Arizona Family TV network.
Tune into Sir David Attenborough's "Dinosaurs: The Final Day" on BBC
Scientists are discovering new evidence from the exact day of the Chicxulub impact event 66 million years ago, which will be featured in a new BBC documentary presented by Sir David Attenborough
Visit a Meteor Fragment from Barringer Meteor Crater
You too can visit this 370lb fragment of meteorite from the crater which made its way to Wesleyan University’s Van Vleck Observatory Library in 1897! I wonder how far flung are other fragments?