Finding Meteorites On Your Roof

But the meteorite didn t do any damage because it was the size of a piece of dust.

Finding meteorites on your roof.

Norwegian mineralogist jon larsen has written a book called in search of stardust where he outlines how anyone can find micrometeorites. They collect on your roof and then are washed off during rain storms. In search of stardust. Meteorites as you mentioned rain down as dust all the time.

Finding micro meteorites on your roof. The first step is to keep safety in mind when you re up on a ladder or crouching on your roof scanning your gutters for meteorites. For example more meteorites have been found in the sahara than any other place on earth. Posted on 22 june 2016 by jay tate.

That might seem a bit high but the vast majority of this figure is made up of. A better method to collect meteorites that doesn t force you to go to the beach is to put a bucket under your houses rain spouts. If your gutters are substantially dirty or debris filled cleaning them out first and then leafing through the debris on the ground might be your best bet. Your best shot at finding an intact meteorite is to look in a place that stays hot and dry.

Seven years ago jon larsen was preparing to eat his breakfast outside at his home in norway when a meteorite slammed onto his patio table. Deserts are one of the best climates to search. Get permission to search the area. It is estimated that anywhere from 37 000 to 78 000 tons of meteorites hit earth s surface each year.