Since the media was full of stories about a meteorite that crashed through the roof of a Philippino farmer's hut, I've been swamped by enquiries from people who suddenly noticed an 'odd-looking rock' in their garden. Now, although 300 tonnes of stuff is reckoned to arrive on Earth from space every day, most of that mass is fine dust: meteorites are far rarer than people imagine.
Click the picture below to visit my website for a full account of how to recognise a genuine meteorite:
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