Large holes

If it is stony and contains large holes, then it is not a meteorite

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Stony meteorites

With very few exceptions (see NWA 15343) stony meteorites do not contain centimeter-size (or larger) holes or pits. All the photos below were sent to me by persons inquiring if the object in the photo was a meteorite. None of them are meteorites. Note that none of them has a fusion crust.

Some iron meteorites have large holes – Willamette (15.5 tons). This meteorite is on display in the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Photo credit: Bettman Archive/Getty Images
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