SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -Most meteorites found on Earth come from shattered asteroids, although some come from Mars or the Moon. In theory, small pieces of Mercury or Venus could have also reached Earth, but none have been conclusively identified. Scientists can tell where meteorites originate based on several lines of evidence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lunar meteorites, or lunaites, are meteorites from the Moon. In other words, they are rocks found on Earth that were ejected from the Moon by the impact of an asteroidal meteoroid or possibly a comet.

Detailed explanation-3: -Where are meteorites found? Nearly all meteorites are found in deserts. (Yes, Antarctica is a desert because the annual precipitation rate is very low.) Deserts are places that accumulate meteorites over thousands of years and then nothing much happens to the meteorite.

Detailed explanation-4: -Stony MeteoritesStony meteorites are made up of minerals that contain silicates-material made of silicon and oxygen. They also contain some metal-nickel and iron. There are two major types of stony meteorites: chondrites and achondrites.