The world of meteorite collecting: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

When you pick up a meteorite, you are holding an ancient piece of the solar system right in your hands. Most meteorites come from asteroids, which are debris left over from the violent, chaotic formation of the solar system. There are three categories of meteorites — iron, stone, and stony-iron; they originate from an asteroid’sContinue reading “The world of meteorite collecting: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher”
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