2540 - Meteorolites and meteorites - An engraving of the Wold Cottage Meteorite by J. Sowerby, 1812. Illustration comes from the ...

2541 - Wold meteorite landing site - Pen and ink sketch showing an obelisk marking the landing site of the Wold Meteorite, Yorksh...

2546 - Wold meteorite landing site - Watercolour showing an obelisk marking the landing site of the Wold Meteorite, Yorkshire, 18...

2547 - Wold meteorite - Watercolour of the Wold meteorite, Yorkshire by Hariet Topham, 1797. Image from Sowerby Collection.

7545 - Imilac Meteorite - Imilac Meteorite in one of the newly refurbished wonder bays in Hintze Hall, Natural History Museum - ...

3874 - Meteorite - The conical shape points in the direction of travel during atmospheric flight (centre), and the ridges that fl...

3875 - Meteorite - The fusion crust is a thin coating that may be glassy or matt in appearance. Specimen held at the Natural Hist...

3876 - The Esquel pallasite - The Esquel pallasite, composed of gem-quality olivine crystals embedded in metal. Pallasites are pe...

3877 - The Esquel pallasite - The Esquel pallasite, composed of gem-quality olivine crystals embedded in metal. Pallasites are pe...

4762 - The Parnalle ordinary chondrite - The Parnallee ordinary chondrite, part of the Parnallee meteorite that fell in India in ...

4763 - Siena meteorite stone - One of the stones of the Siena meteorite shower, which fell over Siena, Italy in 1794.

4764 - The Barwell meteorite - The Barwell meteorite, showing a rock frgament formed by melting of a pre-existing planetary body;...

4765 - The Allende carbonaceous chondrite - Photograph of the Allende carbonaceous chondrite, partly covered in jet-black fusion ...

4766 - Slice of Canyon Diablo meteorite - This slice of Canyon Diablo is 15cm across. Iron meteorites, when sliced open and etche...

4773 - The Estherville mesosiderate - The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. M...

4774 - The Sioux County eucrite - Photograph of the Sioux County eucrite, which is thought to have originated on the asteroid 4 V...

4799 - Meteorite - The conical shape points in the direction of travel during atmospheric flight, and the ridges that flow away f...

4800 - Partially fusion-crusted stone - A 294g (10oz) partially fusion crusted stone from the Camel Donga eucrite strewn field. T...

4803 - The Beddgelert (H5) ordinary chondrite - Photograph of the Beddgelert (H5) ordinary chondrite, clearly showing flecks of i...

5009 - Wold Cottage meteorite - Wold Cottage meteorite. Fell at 3 pm on 13th December 1795 close to Wold Newton in Yorkshire, Eng...

5010 - Wold Cottage meteorite - Wold Cottage meteorite. Fell at 3 pm on 13th December 1795 close to Wold Newton in Yorkshire, Eng...

5011 - Wold Cottage meteorite (detail) - Wold Cottage meteorite. Fell at 3 pm on 13th December 1795 close to Wold Newton in Yorks...

5012 - Wold Cottage meteorite (detail) - Wold Cottage meteorite. Fell at 3 pm on 13th December 1795 close to Wold Newton in Yorks...

5013 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5014 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5015 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5016 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5019 - Wold Cottage meteorite - Wold Cottage meteorite. Fell at 3 pm on 13th December 1795 close to Wold Newton in Yorkshire, Eng...

5022 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5023 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5027 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5036 - Launton Meteorite - The Launton meteorite fell on 15 February 1830 at approximately 7.30pm. The meteorite is of the most c...

5358 - Mayo Belwa, African meteorite - This meteorite formed in a similar way to some igneous rocks in the Earth, and not by cond...

5837 - Barred olivine chondrule - Barred olivine chondrule from the Palmyra ordinary chondrite (the chondrule is about 1.2mm acro...

6071 - Tissint meteorite - Tissint meteorite in desiccator. The meteorite was ejected from the surface of Mars around 700,000 yea...

7465 - Higashi-koen meteorite - On 11 August 1897 the Higashi-koen meteorite fell through Earth’s atmosphere impacting at Kyushu....

7474 - Kyushu meteorite - The black veins visible in this meteorite are shock veins formed when the asteroid from which it origin...

7502 - Inuit knife - The iron blade of this remarkable knife came from metal in the Cape York meteorite, which fell off the coast...

7533 - Imilac Meteorite - Imilac Meteorite in one of the newly refurbished wonder bays in Hintze Hall, Natural History Museum - ...

7553 - Imilac Meteorite - Imilac Meteorite in one of the newly refurbished wonder bays in Hintze Hall, Natural History Museum - ...

3871 - Pallasite slab - The Esquel pallasite, composed of gem-quality olivine crystals embedded in metal. Pallasites are perhaps ...