So many Meteorites!
You Won't Believe How Many
There have been many meteorites found on Earth.
More than 50,000 meteorites have been found on Earth. Meteorites are found in 97.6% of the world and are most often found in Antarctica. It is estimated that probably 500 meteorites reach the surface of the Earth each year, but less than 10 are recovered. This is because most fall into the ocean, land in remote areas of the Earth, land in places that are not easily accessible, or are just not seen to fall. Only a small fraction of meteorites are observed to fall, 2.8% for the whole world. The proportion of meteorites that are falls from North America is larger than that for the whole world. People find a greater number of the iron meteorites because they tend to be bigger and are more likely to catch peoples' attention.
Gibeon Meteorite
The meteorite most likely originated as a piece of molten planetary core, which was released when the planet broke apart billions of years ago.
Fresh!
Freshly recovered meteorites will usually be black in color.
Britain has meteorites too!
1.6ft long and a weight of 200lb, is believed to be the biggest ever discovered to have fallen on Britain