An oriented Sikhote-Alin meteorite

[u/AncientJeweler2595]

[u/PristineWorker8291]

So very cool! And thanks for linking the older thread, and u/meteoritegallery links to even more detail explanation and pics.

If I were to go out looking for meteorites of any sort, how would I start? Researching all sites with documented meteorite impacts that could be within a few hundred miles? Digging, metal detecting, surface? Not asking for you to do any work for me, just giving me an idea of how possible it is for the average uninformed to find anything meteoric?

Lovely specimen.

[u/AncientJeweler2595 → u/PristineWorker8291]

As a general rule I'd say go to dry places like deserts or dry lake beds where the surface is old enough for meteorites to accumulate(thousands of years). Preferably some place where the ground is light in color so meteorites(mostly chondrites) which tend to be dark would be easier to spot. Plus you could go searching in known meteorite strewnfields, always a good place to start.