Do meteorites rust?

[Skrimpy]

Found a large chunk of rusty iron that had no regular shape. I left it where it lies because it was very, very heavy and wasn't about to haul it the half mile back to the car without the answer.

 

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[jeff of pa]

Yes Iron Rusts on earth no matter what Planet it comes from.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Skrimpy,
may help you I.D.

http://www.meteorite.com/Meteorite_Identification.htm

have a good un....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Skrimpy]

Thanks. I guess I'll go back and look for thumbprints in the thing.

 

[extractor]

yes they do rust

 

[supertraq]

Oh yea,except stony meteorites.