If you've come across a rock that looks positively out-of-this-world, there's a possibility it may be a meteorite. Although meteorites are relatively rare on Earth, they're not impossible to find in the wild. However, you'll want to make sure your find is indeed a stony or iron rock meter space cosmic origin and not a piece of ordinary terrestrial material. By checking for common visual and physical markers of a meteorite, you can determine whether the rock you've found is actually extraterrestrial in origin
