The following questions are ones that we get asked most frequently, online and at tradeshows.
These meteorite-specific FAQs are divided into five broad headings;
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What is a meteorite?
How do you know it is a meteorite and not something else?
How many different meteorites are there and where are they listed?
How are meteorites grouped and what groups are there?
What does 'meteorite classification' mean?
How do you find meteorites?
Where do you find meteorites?
How do meteorites get to where they land?
Where do meteorites come from?
Are meteorites only found on Earth?
How old are meteorites?
What are meteorites made from?
Do meteorites always contain iron?
Are meteorites magnetic?
Do meteorites always form craters?
What is a meteorite strewnfield?
Are meteorites hot when they land on Earth?
Who owns a meteorite when it falls to Earth?
Can anyone own a meteorite?
How valuable are meteorites?
How rare are meteorites?
What is the difference between a meteoroid, a meteor, and a meteorite?
Where can I see good collections of meteorites?
Have meteorites ever hit people or animals?
Do meteorites ever hit man-made things?
Do meteor showers like the Perseids ever result in meteorite finds?
How do you know it is a meteorite, and not something else?
What are the main features to look for when identifying a meteorite?
What is a meteorwrong and what are common examples?
What are the main tests for meteorite identification?
What tests do specialist laboratories do when identifying meteorites?
Do NASA test meteorites?
What does 'meteorite classification' mean?
How do you get meteorites classified?
Where can I get my rock checked out to see if it is a meteorite?
I found a magnetic stone. Is it a meteorite?
What types of meteorites are there?
How many different meteorites are there and where are they listed?
How are meteorites grouped and what groups are there?
What does 'meteorite classification' mean?
How many different meteorites have been officially identified and classified?
How can you tell that a meteorite is from the Moon or Mars?
Are there any meteorites from Asteroids?
Apart from the Moon and Mars, are there any other planets that we have found meteorites from?
Is Carbonado Black Diamond a meteorite?
What do you call the science that studies meteorites?
What is the difference between geology and meteoritics?
How do you become an expert in meteorites?
What are the main tests for meteorite identification?
What do tests do specialist laboratories do when identifying meteorites?
What does 'meteorite classification' mean?
Where can I see good collections of meteorites?
How valuable are meteorites?
How rare are meteorites?
What are the rarest meteorites?
What are the main things that determine the value of a meteorite?
What are the most valuable meteorites and why?
How do you find meteorites and where?
