It’s thought pallasites form in the boundary between the core and mantle-like regions of differentiated asteroids. Metallic or iron meteorites are mainly composed of the nickel-iron alloys kamacite ...

There are three main types of meteorites: stony, iron, and stony-iron. Stony meteorites, which comprise the majority of those ...

This can be determined from "shock features" observed in the meteorites—for example, unique mineral changes, impact glass, and special fracture patterns. From this data, Herd and his colleagues ...

Meteoritics is the study of meteorites — solid parts of asteroids or comets that have landed on another celestial body, notably (but not limited to) the Earth. Measuring the composition of ...

Kathy Gibson reports – Scientists have confirmed that a big meteorite exploded close to Gqhberha last week (25 August), with witnesses reporting the flash and sound from hundreds of kilometres away.

A significant meteorite that fell in the Eastern Cape is believed to be an achondritic meteorite, specifically a rare type within the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) group. The space rock has ...

This ancient ring system is thought to have formed about 466 million years ago, at the beginning of a period when Earth was regularly hit by meteorites ... this unlikely pattern of impacts ...

The spectacular entry of a meteorite into Earth’s atmosphere over the Eastern Cape has captured significant public interest in recent weeks. Its secrets will soon be revealed in a special event ...

Bowden, Alan J. 2006. Meteorite provenance and the asteroid connection. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, Vol. 256, Issue. 1, p. 379.

GQEBERHA, South Africa, Sept 3 (Reuters) - South African scientists on Tuesday unveiled a fragment of what they described as a motorcycle-sized meteorite that was discovered in a town in the ...