My mate seen a meteorite hit the earth today, is this something I may see in my lifetime?

If it has left a discernible crater or otherwise, document it. Take photos, measureable photos, etc. You can then sell it. Meteroites are worth money.

I very much doubt it has actually landed though. Most burn up in the atmosphere, and are the size of dust and occasionally, grains of rice. I have seen a fireball before, it probably never made it near the ground.
 
PhillyDee said:
If it has left a discernible crater or otherwise, document it. Take photos, measureable photos, etc. You can then sell it. Meteroites are worth money.

I very much doubt it has actually landed though. Most burn up in the atmosphere, and are the size of dust and occasionally, grains of rice. I have seen a fireball before, it probably never made it near the ground.
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My friend is in work tomorrow and I got a feeling he is going to have a browse, I dont know why he didn't today to be honest, iv already told him I want some.

If it were me I would have ditched work and gone to get it being 3 fields away. My work would have understood, if not, I would give them some space rock.
 
Bright orange eh? Witnessed fall meteorites are usually found by extrapolating a trajectory from a fireball and as this is in the upper atmosphere they land many km's away. Meteorites that have been witnessed close to fall point are cold, will not be glowing, and are usually identified by impact through trees etc, ie impact noise. By all means have a look, take a magnet to search for dark rocks, if you find something and it is magnetic and may have the appearance of a dark fusion crust, get it analysed for nickel. The odds are massively stacked against it being a meteorite, but hey be good to see what it was :)
 
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