Meteoris - Site News & Basics

Welcome to Meteoris: a site dedicated to the study of planetary meteorites, i.e., of space rocks that have their origin on differentiated worlds, such as the Earth's own Moon or the Red Planet Mars, and which landed on Earth in form of meteorites.

If you are new to meteorites I recommend you to study the Basics section, first, and to learn about these most fascinating rocks from space. If you are already into meteorites - as a scientist, collector, hunter, or dealer - feel free to look around, and be sure to add this site to your bookmarks as it will be updated, frequently.

Meteoris Site News

December 28, 2010: I updated the photos on this page to feature three new Martian meteorite finds: the diabasic shergottite NWA 5990, and the olivine-phyric shergottites NWA 6162 and NWA 6234. Enjoy the main mass pictures!

December 25, 2010: I updated the Martian Meteorite News and the Lunar Meteorite News to introduce some of the newer finds. I also added a few new entries to the Lunar Meteorite and Martian Meteorite listings, as well as some photos of several new NCC samples.

October 20, 2010: I did not re-run for the Elections to the IMCA Board of Directors after another term of three years as the President of the Association. I hope that this will grant me a bit more spare time to take care of my collection and of my website.

July 09, 2010: I just published an Ensisheim Show report in the July issue of IMCA Insights - have a look to see what has been going on in 2010. I also added a few new acquisitions to the Lunar Meteorite and Martian Meteorite listings. >> continue to archive >>