Meteorites

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Meteorite or MeteorWRONG?

The Meteorites exhibition, now open at the Museum. Photo: J. Knight.

Fascinating Meteorites With Clues To Understanding Our Solar System

Artist’s rendering of the space collision 466 million years ago that gave rise to many of the meteorites falling today.
Image © Don Davis, Southwest Research Institute.

Today's Rare Meteorites Were Once Common

Exhibit Halls

Girl in the meteorites gallery using a touch screen

Meteorites

Related Projects

A low relief panel, or frieze, by Henry Hering depicting a winged female figure wearing a flowing gown and holding a globe with North and South American continents and a torch representing fire.

Photo Archives - Geology Collection

People

Phil Heck

Philipp Heck

Press Releases

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Dust from a giant asteroid crash caused an ancient ice age

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Blue crystals in meteorites show that our Sun went through the “terrible twos”

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One small grain of Moon dust, one giant leap for lunar studies

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Events & Announcements

Get Your Mystery Objects Identified at the Field Museum

Related Areas

Image for Fossils & Meteorites

Geology

Image for Focus: Meteorites

Meteorites

Image for Focus: Polar Studies

Polar Studies

Related Topics

Media for Focus: Meteorites - Research

Meteorites - Research

Three people stand in water holding up a large fishing net

Science

Events

An adult and two children interact with a museum staff member who stands behind a counter in the Science Hub. On the counter are objects and specimens related to the content in the exhibit. A large video screen hangs on the wall behind the counter.

Meet a Scientist: Our Cosmic Origins