how to tell if a rock is from a meteor
How to Identify a Meteorite. This is a series of eight pages. My presumption is that you have found a rock that you think is a meteorite. You want to identify that rock. The intent is that you start here and work your way sequentially through the pages.At the end you will have a better idea whether or not your rock is a meteorite--but there will be more to do.1  This is the starting place and the first question--you are here now.2  This page is for people who saw the meteorite fall--or thought they saw it fall. 3  On this page we look at the surface of the rock. 4  Here we look at meteorite shape. 5  Most ...ow to Identify a Meteorite. This is a series of eight pages. My presumption is that you have found a rock that you think is a meteorite. You want to identify that rock. The intent is that you start here and work your way sequentially through the pages.