The value of meteorites There are four main types of meteorites: stone-iron meteorites, iron meteorites, stone meteorites and glass meteorites. Because it is not a material on the earth, but comes from outer space, it has natural rarity, not only has high collection value and scientific research value, but also can often be comparable to gold in the market. According to different textures and sources, the price of meteorites ranges from tens of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan per gram. In other words, if ordinary meteorites are found, they may only sell for tens of dollars a gram, while meteorites with better appearance can sell for tens of thousands of dollars a gram. It is normal that a top meteorite is worth hundreds of thousands of euros.
Meteorites falling from space or asteroids floating in the solar system will fall into the atmosphere after being attracted by the earth and hit the surface of the earth at an extremely fast speed. In this process, it will rub violently with air, resulting in high temperature above 1000 degrees. If the meteorite is large and the texture is not strong enough, it will split into several small meteorites to form a meteor shower and land on the ground, so we can see the so-called meteor shower on the ground. Because human cities occupy too small an area on the ground, meteorites usually fall in uninhabited areas. People can only appreciate meteors, but they can't find meteorites that fall to the ground unless they are occasionally picked up by lucky people in the wild.
Large meteorites falling from the sky generally do not affect human beings, but too large meteorites will bring disaster to human beings. According to scientists' estimation, a meteorite with a diameter of 10 meter will form a shock wave when it falls to the ground, which will have a great impact on nearby houses and villages. After a meteorite with a diameter of several hundred meters falls to the ground, it will have the effect of an atomic bomb explosion in World War II.