So you think you've found a meteorite...

Over the years we've gotten a fair number of calls and emails about rocks that people think might be meteorites. We don't have a meteorite specialist in the astronomy department and many organizations who used to provide identifications services no longer do. Here are a few places to learn more about meteorites:

If you are in Texas:

The Texas Science & Natural History Museum (formerly the Texas Memorial Museum) has a meteorite collection on display which you might want to visit to see some examples of meteorites for comparison. Also, keep an eye on the Events page for when the museum will host an Identification Day.

Also check the outreach information at the Jackson School of Geosciences.

Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU in Ft. Worth - See their I Think I Found A Meteorite page for more information

Other helpful links for museums in the US:

The Robert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies at The Field Museum in Chicago - See their Outreach pages for additional identification information and future Identification Days

Washington University in St. Louis Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Meteorite information

Arizona State University Center for Meteorite Studies