Drops of fiery rain

Part of Hall of Meteorites.

B.2.2 drops of fiery rain hero

Glassy spheres found in meteorites are frozen pieces of the solar nebula.

In This Section

Exhibit Ragland   Exhibit Parnallee   Exhibit Colliding chondrules In the disk of swirling dust and gas from which our solar system formed, chondrules hit other small particles and stuck together. Exhibit Chainpur Dozens of tiny, spherical chondrules jut out from the unpolished surface of the meteorite Chainpur. Exhibit Bjurböle To create glass objects, glassblowers work at temperatures of more than 1,000°C (1,800°F). Exhibit Knyahinya   Exhibit Modoc A single large chondrule protrudes from the surface of Modoc. Exhibit Gao-Guenie