Countless impacts continue to shape Earth, other planets, and moons in our dynamic solar system. They can make craters of many sizes, which often provide clues to how the meteorites formed. These resources cover a range of topics, including an introduction to gravity and the evidence for life on Mars.

Learn more by visiting the Meteorite Impacts section in the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites.

		Impacts Article for grades 3 through 12 Why do you think they call it “Impacts"? A comic strip shows what can happen—and does happen—when asteroids head for Earth.
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		Cullman Hall of the Universe Exhibition Materials for grades 6 through 12 Just like humans, stars are born, live out their lives, and then die. See the life cycle for stars play out before your eyes (in a matter of minutes) with this Hall of the Universe Web site.
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		Locating a Point Activity for grades 6 through 12 The full force of the Antarctic winter is just days away, and you're deep into your research on a fallen meteorite. How can you mark its exact location for your return in six months?
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		Ernst Chladni and Rocks from the Sky Article for grades 9 through 12 Today, we accept the notion that enormous rocks exist within our solar system and that some of them fall to Earth. A little over 200 years ago, though, this idea garnered skepticism and ridicule.
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		Fossil Microbes on Mars? Article for grades 9 through 12 A meteorite that escaped from Mars 16 million years ago was found recently in Antarctica. Does it, or doesn't it, hold evidence that proves the existence of life on the red planet?
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