Lets Count Meteorites!

Type Chart Process Book Video

Over the last 38 years, thousands of meteorites have fallen on the Earth. Rotate the earth to check their distribution and use the brush on the bar chart to select years. Bigger radius means larger mass.

Number of Meteorites by Year


Mass Distribution

This chart shows the mass distribution of meteorites. The innermost pie is divided by total mass. The intermediate pie is divided by mass hierarchy. The outermost pie consists of individual meteorites.