From photographs, it's not easy to tell. Samples "A", "B", and "C". One or more or all are actual authenticated and researched meteorites. From the photographs alone can you tell which? …

To tell if a rock is a meteorite, start by examining its physical features and characteristics. Many meteorites are magnetic due to their iron-nickel content, but there are non-magnetic …

Abee, Canada, EH4 chondrite. Fell 1952.

Learn about meteorites, the difference between a meteor and a meteorite, and how to test a rock to see if it's a meteorite using our meteorite identification guide.

The vast majority of all meteorites are stony meteorites known as ordinary chondrites. If you have found a real meteorite, it is most likely an ordinary chondrite.

Stony meteorites are the most common type of meteorites. There are three subtypes of this group: chondrites, achondrites, and a third, more rare group, planetary achondrites.

Here is an adaptation of wonderful flowchart devised by Debora Rios and colleagues at the Nacional/UFRJ in Brazil. Although deliberately simple, we suspect that most experienced …

One of the most frequently visited sections of the site is a detailed guide to meteorite identification. As a result of that guide we receive, almost daily, inquiries by letter and email …

This is a thin, black coating formed as a meteorite passes through Earth’s atmosphere. Fusion crust weathers to a rusty-brown color the longer it is exposed to oxygen and water.

There are four easy tests that can be done on a rock sample to help determine if it is a meteorite. The appearance of a sample is a great guide as to whether a sample is a meteorite or not. …