Meteorite Collection (page 6)

Comet hurtling towards Earth, 3D illustration

AHNIGHITO METEORITE, 1897. The Ahnighito meteorite being transported during Robert Pearys Expedition in Greenland. Photograph, 1897

BRENHAM METEORITE. Fragment of the Brenham meteorite found in 1882 in Brenham County, Kansas. Photograph, mid 20th century

PRICETOWN METEORITE. The Pricetown meteorite that fell in Pricetown, Ohio in 1893. Photograph, mid 20th century

CRAB ORCHARD METEORITE. Photograph of the Crab Orchard meteorite found in Tennessee in 1887

THE NOVEMBER METEORS, 1868. A meteor shower that occured in November, 1868. Painting by E.L. Trouvelot, c1881

The Tunguska Event, or Tunguska Explosion, 30 June 1908, near the Podkamennaya, Tunguska River, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Cause disputed, but generally accepted as caused by a meteorite

Family being terrified by a fireball or bolide, a large meteorite, falling down their chimney and into the kitchen. Engraving from The Aerial World by G Hartwig (London, 1881)

Chondrite, a type of meteorite

Near-Earth asteroid, artwork F006 / 3706
Near-Earth asteroid, computer artwork

Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork C017 / 0690
Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork. Asteroids impacting around a T rex dinosaur. It is thought that an asteroid that impacted Earth around 65 million years ago caused the extinction of

Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork C018 / 7902
Extinction of the dinosaurs, artwork. Asteroids impacting around dinosaurs. It is thought that an asteroid that impacted Earth around 65 million years ago caused the extinction of the dinosaurs

Meteorite Jepara, macrophotograph
Polarized light macrophotograph of a thin section of the meteorite Jepara, found in Java, Indonesia in 2008, weighing 499 kilograms This meteorite is of the siderite type consisting principally of

Muonionalusta meteorite, micrograph
Dark field micrograph of the surfcace of the iron fine octahedrite type meteorite Muonionalusta, found in Sweden. The Widmanstatten pattern of lines on the newly-cut surface are produced by the edges

Meteorites approaching Earth, artwork
Meteorites approaching Earth, computer artwork. It is thought that primitive life may have been brought to Earth on meteorites that crashed into the planets surface

Chebarkul meteorite, light micrograph C015 / 2863
Chebarkul meteorite fragment seen through a microscope in polarised light. This research is being carried out at the Vernadsky Institute, Moscow, Russia

Chebarkul meteorite site radiation levels C015 / 1553
Chebarkul meteorite site radiation levels. Russian Civil Defence Ministry regional employee measuring normal radiation levels near the site of a meteorite fall on Lake Chebarkul

Chelyabinsk meteor fragment ice hole C015 / 1323
Chelyabinsk meteor fragment ice hole. Police officers, environmental officials and experts from EMERCOM (Ministry of Emergency Situations)

Chebarkul meteorite fragments research C015 / 2856
Chebarkul meteorite fragments research. Fragments of the Chebarkul meteorite being examined in a laboratory at the nanomaterials and nanotechnologies centre at the Ural Federal University

Chebarkul meteorite fragment C015 / 2862
Chebarkul meteorite fragment seen through a microscope. This research is being carried out at the Vernadsky Institute, Moscow, Russia

Chebarkul meteorite fragment C015 / 2860
Chebarkul meteorite fragment seen through a microscope. This research is being carried out at the Vernadsky Institute, Moscow, Russia

Nordlinger Ries impact crater, artwork C016 / 6316
Nordlinger Ries impact crater. Artwork of the lake that formed in the Nordlinger Ries crater following its creation 14 million years ago during the Miocene Epoch

Meteor fireball, artwork C018 / 0287
Meteor fireball. Artwork of a fireball as a large meteoroid (originally a small asteroid) heats up as it passes through Earths atmosphere

Meteorite NWA 6435, light micrograph C018 / 6380
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section microscopic slide of the meteorite NWA 6435. NWA 6435 is a meteorite of the achondrite brachinite type, composed mostly of the mineral olivine

Nordlinger Ries impact crater, artwork
Nordlinger Ries impact crater. Artwork of the lake that formed in the Nordlinger Ries crater following its creation 14 million years ago during the Miocene Epoch

Meteorite NWA 6435, light micrograph C015 / 6794
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section microscopic slide of the meteorite NWA 6435. NWA 6435 is a meteorite of the achondrite brachinite type, composed mostly of the mineral olivine

Meteorite NWA 6435, light micrograph C015 / 6791
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section microscopic slide of the meteorite NWA 6435. NWA 6435 is a meteorite of the achondrite brachinite type, composed mostly of the mineral olivine

Meteorite NWA 6435, light micrograph C015 / 6779
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section microscopic slide of the meteorite NWA 6435. NWA 6435 is a meteorite of the achondrite brachinite type, composed mostly of the mineral olivine

Meteorite NWA 6435, light micrograph C015 / 6771
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section microscopic slide of the meteorite NWA 6435. NWA 6435 is a meteorite of the achondrite brachinite type, composed mostly of the mineral olivine

Meteorite NWA 6435, light micrograph C015 / 6766
Polarised light micrograph of a thin section microscopic slide of the meteorite NWA 6435. NWA 6435 is a meteorite of the achondrite brachinite type, composed mostly of the mineral olivine

Section through an iron meteorite (Octahedrite) displayed at California Science Center, Los Angeles

Chebarkul meteorite fragment recovery C017 / 8022
Chebarkul meteorite fragment recovery. Ropes and strapping around the largest (as of October 2013) meteorite fragment recovered by divers from Lake Chebarkul

The Nakhla meteorite C016 / 5876
The Nakhla meteorite. The Nakhla meteorite fell as a shower of stones in Egypt in 1911. SNCs (Sherogtty, Nakhla and Chassigny) are a group of stony meteorites thought to come from Mars

The Stannern achondrite C016 / 5875
The Stannern achondrite. Piece of the Stannern achondrite which is thought to have originated on the asteroid Vesta. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Meteorite C016 / 5872
Meteorite. Natural History Museum, London, UK

The Stannern achondrite C016 / 5874
The Stannern achondrite. Piece of the Stannern achondrite which is thought to have originated on the asteroid Vesta. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Iron meteorite C016 / 5871
Iron meteorite. This is an achondrite, a type of stony meteorite similar to the igneous rocks found on Earth. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Stone meteorite C016 / 5870
Stone meteorite. This is a chondrite meteorite, that is it is unmelted. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Pallasite meteorite C016 / 5869
Pallasite meteorite. Cut surface of a pallasite meteorite showing its structure. Pallasite meteorites are a type of stony-iron meteorite that consists of grains of olivine (yellow) in an iron matrix

Beardsley chondrite meteorite C016 / 5677
Beardsley chondrite meteorite. This is a type of stony meteorite that has not been altered by processes such as melting, and represents the original material that formed the asteroids

Earths atmosphere, diagram
Earths atmosphere. Block diagram showing altitude in kilometres (km) and phenomena observed in Earths atmosphere. This profile ranges from ground level (at the Ganges Plain and Tibetan Plateau)

Chondrite meteorite C013 / 7777
Chondrite meteorite. Meteorite GRO95505 that was found in the Grosvenor Mountains, Antarctica. The exterior of this ordinary chondrite is covered with black fractured fusion crust on most of its

Chondrite meteorite C013 / 7776
Chondrite meteorite. Meteorite that has been split open to reveal its internal structure. This is meteorite GRO95544 that was found in the Grosvenor Mountains, Antarctica

HED meteorites, light micrograph C013 / 7774
HED meteorites. Polarised light micrograph of thin sections of two HED (howardite, eucrite and diogenite) meteorites recovered from Antarctica, showing the crystalline structure

Section through an iron meteorite C013 / 6567
Section through an iron meteorite. Iron meteorites, when sliced open and etched with acid, typically show a distinctive criss-cross pattern known as the Widmanstatten pattern

The Esquel pallasite

Pallasite slab
The Esquel pallasite, composed of gem-quality olivine crystals embedded in metal. Pallasites are perhaps the most beautiful of all meteorites. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Estherville Meterorite
Meteorite section BM 53764, Estherville, 2.727kg from the Natural History Museums Mineralogy Department

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"Exploring the Mysteries of Meteorites: From Barringer Crater to Muonionalusta-Kirunu Norbotten" Did you know that the Barringer Meteor crater, located east of Flagstaff, Arizona, USA, stretches an impressive 3/4 mile wide? This colossal impact site serves as a reminder of the immense power and beauty of meteorites. Meteorolites and meteorites have fascinated scientists for centuries. These extraterrestrial rocks hold valuable clues about our universe's origins and composition. Take the Nakhla meteorite, for example - it fell in Egypt in 1911 and provided crucial insights into Martian geology. Ever wondered what a slice of Canyon Diablo meteorite looks like? Its mesmerizing patterns reveal its cosmic journey through space before crashing onto Earth. Similarly, Masjid Al Haram in Mecca houses fragments from various celestial bodies that have captivated believers for generations. Travel back billions of years to Early Precambrian Earth when meteor showers were more frequent than today. These fiery spectacles left their mark on ancient rock formations worldwide; one such engraving depicts a stunning meteor fireball etched into stone. The Hoba West meteorite deserves special mention due to its colossal size - weighing over 60 tons. Discovered in Namibia, this iron giant remains one of the largest single pieces ever found on Earth. For those interested in chemistry, the Murchison CM2 carbonaceous chondrite is a treasure trove. This remarkable specimen contains organic compounds that shed light on life's building blocks within our solar system. Imagine encountering a Tyrannosaurus rex during prehistoric times - now picture it under an awe-inspiring shower of meteors streaking across the sky. An artist's impression brings this thrilling scene to life while reminding us how these celestial events shaped our planet's history. Delving deeper into specific examples like Muonionalusta-Kirunu Norbotten in Sweden, we discover a cross-section of the meteorite.