r/meteorites↗
r/meteorites is a scientific community focused on discussing and identifying meteorites. Identification posts are welcome, but MUST be posted in the monthly "Suspect Meteorite Identification" thread that is pinned to the top of the sub. Combative, non-productive, and argumentative posts/comments will be removed and such users will be banned.
71k subscribers84 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)66 authors / mosince 2011
r/meteorites has 71k members (+38% over the last 12 months). It gets about 84 posts a month from 66 people. Top topics: Meteor Sighting, Metal Detecting Finds and MineralsAndRocks.
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How r/meteorites has grown
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Topics and brands on r/meteorites
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Meteor Sighting0.6%
- Metal Detecting Finds0.5%
- MineralsAndRocks0.3%
- Sky Phenomena0.2%
- Astral Meteors0.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- eBay
- ScienceDirect
- etsy
- NASA
- Wiley
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