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Classification of Meteorites (836 words) |
 | The stony meteorites (chondrites) are the most common, iron meteorites are composed largely of iron and nickel, and carbonaceous chondrites are of particular interest because they contain organic compounds and therefore may hold keys to how life developed in the Solar System. |
| Meteorites that are discovered by accident are called "finds"; those discovered because someone has seen a meteorite fall are called "falls" (well, sometimes even scientific nomenclature is simple and logical!). |
| In some cases we believe that we have strong evidence for the exact source of particular meteorites because their detailed composition is too similar to the known composition of a parent body to be a coincidence. |
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