Meteorites in History
A Sikhote-Alin Meteorite Discovery: The Missing Link
The February, 1947 fall of the Sikhote-Alin iron in a remote part of eastern Siberia was, by far, the largest recorded meteorite event in history. While Campo del Cielo (Argentina), Muonionalusta (Sweden), and Gibeon (Namibia) may possibly have deposited more meteorites in terms of sheer tonnage, they all took place in prehistoric times. If those &hellip Continue reading
The Famous Allison Allende Meteorite, A Rare Carbonaceous Chondrite, Finds A New Home
In 1969, five year-old Vicki Allison was living with her American missionary parents in an old adobe home in Chihuahua, Mexico, on the eastern edge of the Sierra Madre mountains. Around 1 am on the morning of February 8, the family was awakened by a bright light and shaking. The shutters flew open and the &hellip Continue reading
The Fallen Sky A Captivating New Meteorite Book
We meteorite enthusiasts are passionate about our space rocks, and also pretty much anything else related to them, especially books. It has been a while since a major new meteorite book appeared in our telescopes. The last was The Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites by O. Richard Norton and Lawrence A. Chitwood published in &hellip Continue reading
Down to Earth
I stole today’s title from my friend and former publisher, Dr. Joel Schiff, founder and original editor of Meteorite magazine. Every issue, he’d write a concise and thoughtful editorial under the heading “Down to Earth.” I always found it so very clever, since Joel is a thoughtful and down-to-earth person and — of course — &hellip Continue reading
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Meteorite Men on Location 
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- MeteoriteMen: @Geologist62 We do our best, but it's an uphill battle : )
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- MeteoriteMen: Too bad author doesn't know the difference between "meteor" and "meteorite." No such thing as a "pallasite meteor" : )
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Buzzard Coulee Hunt, April 2009