Scientists can determine a meteorite’s origins by looking at the space rock’s chemical makeup, Kornei says. As rocks form, tiny air bubbles often get trapped within them.

The Springer book "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites" by O. Richard Norton and Lawrence A. Chitwood has been awarded the Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award 2009 by the Geoscience ...

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The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum offered a $25,000 reward for meteorite fragments from a rock that supposedly landed in Calais, Maine. Meteorite hunters, get ready to head into the woods.

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum offered a $25,000 reward for meteorite fragments from a rock that supposedly landed in Calais, Maine. Meteorite hunters, get ready to head into the woods.

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum offered a $25,000 reward for meteorite fragments from a rock that supposedly landed in Calais, Maine. Meteorite hunters, get ready to head into the woods.