Finding Meteorites On Your Roof

In search of stardust.
Finding meteorites on your roof. But the meteorite didn t do any damage because it was the size of a piece of dust. For example more meteorites have been found in the sahara than any other place on earth. Dried up lake beds are great too. They collect on your roof and then are washed off during rain storms.
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. It is estimated that anywhere from 37 000 to 78 000 tons of meteorites hit earth s surface each year. Finding micro meteorites on your roof. 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.
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. In search of stardust. Finding micro meteorites on your roof. Get permission to search the area.
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. Posted on 22 june 2016 by jay tate. Your best shot at finding an intact meteorite is to look in a place that stays hot and dry. Norwegian mineralogist jon larsen has written a book called in search of stardust where he outlines how anyone can find micrometeorites.