Meteorites and Planetary Science

Begun in 1807 with pieces of the first recorded fall of the New World — the Weston, Connecticut meteorite —  the Yale Peabody Museum meteorite collection is the oldest in the United States. Its thousands of specimens represent more than 400 different meteorite localities and nearly all of the various kinds of meteorites and tektites

The Yale Peabody Museum’s collections are available to legitimate researchers for scholarly use. Loans are issued to responsible individuals at established institutions. Loans and access to the collection can be arranged through the curator.

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Mailing Address

Division of Meteorites and Planetary Science
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University
P.O. Box 208118
New Haven, CT 06520-8118 USA

Shipping Address

Division of Meteorites and Planetary Science
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Yale University
170–210 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511 USA
 
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