Micro Meteorites

[jjjnettie]

My son Jack (13yrs) and I sifted through the debris that had collected in the sieve under our down pipe and we found 3 micro meteorites.
Just wee things, as you can see from the photos.
But the one on the right, when turned over, you can see how scorched it is.:D
We're both looking forward to the next down pour to see if we can find more!!

[renormalised]

Very interesting:)

Hope you do find some more:)

Post piccies when you do:)

They look like stones or stony-irons. Have you tried them with a magnet, yet, to see if they're magnetic??

[OneOfOne]

Hmmmm....interesting. Maybe I should setup something myself, maybe a supermagnet in a plastic bag, the downpipe and see what I get.

[multiweb]

Wow! How do you know they're micro-meteorites? How do you find them in the first place? :question:

[jjjnettie]

Here's some articles that might be of interest.
http://www.stevespangler.com/science-experiments/a-meteorite-hit-my-house/
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/edu/micromet.htm
http://phoxes.com/Classroom/tabid/54/EntryID/6/Default.aspx

[peterl]

I collect meteorites and read about collecting these tiny pieces of our solar system years ago and never tried this..
Thanks for the photos..
:)

[Matt Wastell]

Bring on the rain!
I have a bucket and magnets at the ready!!!!

[jjjnettie]

oooh, we've had a lot of rain of late. I don't like your chances of finding any, but, then again, you could get lucky.
At least you know the roof is relatively clean. LOL

[CraigS]

Split 'em open !!

You too, might find fossilised filamentous cyanobacteria, just like Richard Hoover!
:)
Cheers