Stony & Iron Meteors
Asteroids & comet's nucleus are composed of similar materials except comets are composed of antimatter. Meteorites shown below are composed of stony & iron materials.
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Stony Meteorites |
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Chondrites are the most common meteorites and comprises 85.7 percent of what falls on Earth. The meteorite was collected in Antarctica and is thought to have formed in the primordial nebula, about 4.55 billion years ago. |
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Achondrites are the second type of meteor that falls on Earth (7.1 percent) The sample, found in Antarctica, has a basaltic composition. |
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Stony Iron Meteorites |
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Stony-iron meteors compose 1.5 percent of meteors that fall on earth. |
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Iron Meteorites |
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Iron meteors represent 5.7 percent. The meteor was found in Antarctica and is composed of iron and nickel. It is probably a small piece that broke up from the core of a larger asteroid. |
