A meteorite family tree

Part of Hall of Meteorites.

B.5.2. a meteorite family tree hero

Some seemingly unrelated meteorites came from the same source, or "parent body."

B.5.2.1. Illustration Identifying Parent Bodies

In This Section

Exhibit Ornans The two meteorites below share certain features in common—they are both carbon-rich, or carbonaceous, chondrites and their oxygen-isotope... Exhibit Vigarano The two meteorites below share certain features in common—they are both carbon-rich, or carbonaceous, chondrites and their oxygen-isotope... Exhibit Kunashak The meteorites Kunashak, Kyushu and Suizhou fell in three different countries—Russia, Japan and China—over a span of 100 years. Exhibit Suizhou The meteorites Kunashak, Kyushu and Suizhou fell in three different countries—Russia, Japan and China—over a span of 100 years. Exhibit Kyushu The meteorites Kunashak, Kyushu and Suizhou fell in three different countries—Russia, Japan and China—over a span of 100 years. Exhibit Bath At first glance, meteorites don't look too much alike. Exhibit Hammond Downs At first glance, meteorites don't look too much alike. Exhibit Richardton At first glance, meteorites don't look too much alike.