Tiny meteorites are everywhere. Here’s how to find them.

Verge Science · 1.2M views · 2019-02-05 · 10:26

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Overview

Verge Science's pilot of its Trial & Error series follows amateur scientist Jon Larsen on a hunt for micrometeorites. It shows how tiny space rocks can be found on rooftops and confirmed under a microscope.

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HN recommends it as an accessible demonstration of how anyone can collect micrometeorites at home.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2019–2024

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Cosmology & astrophysics Scientific method & science communication

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aaron695 · 2024-08 · Recommendation
Here's a good video running through one way to do this at home - [VIDEO] (I really like the ending, it's real science which is rare these days) There are a heap of better links to micrometeorites stories than this stackexchange. Discussed many times on HN.
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jrockway · 2021-10 · Recommendation
I feel like everyone is scouring their roof for micrometeorites these days. Here's a few videos on the subject: [LINK] [VIDEO]
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atombender · 2021-10 · Recommendation
Here [1] is a great video about Larsen and his work on collecting microscopic meteroites. Larsen's book, "In Search of Stardust: Amazing Micrometeorites and Their Terrestrial Imposters" [2] is also great, a gorgeous coffee table book with lots of high-quality photos of meteorites of the kind that you see on the web site. [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]
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