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| Formation | 1933; 92 years ago (1933) |
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| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Chantilly,Virginia, USA |
| Coordinates | 38°54′32.07″N77°27′08.09″W / 38.9089083°N 77.4522472°W /38.9089083; -77.4522472 |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Membership | 900+ |
Official language | English |
President | Brigitte Zanda |
Main organ | Meteoritical Bulletin |
| Website | meteoriticalsociety |
The Meteoritical Society is a non-profit scholarly organization founded in 1933[1] to promote research and education inplanetary science with emphasis on studies ofmeteorites and other extraterrestrial materials that further our understanding of the origin and history of theSolar System.
The membership of the society comprises over 1,000 scientists and amateur enthusiasts from over 52 countries who are interested in a wide range ofplanetary science topics. Members interests includemeteorites,cosmic dust,asteroids andcomets,natural satellites,planets,impact events, and the origins of theSolar System.
The Meteoritical Society is the organization that records all knownmeteorites in itsMeteoritical Bulletin. The Society also publishes one of the world's leading planetary science journals,Meteoritics & Planetary Science, and is a cosponsor with theGeochemical Society of the renowned journalGeochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
The Society presents or cosponsors seven awards each year:
The Meteoritical Society hosts an annual meeting during the summer, which generally alternates betweenNorth America andEurope. It has also held meetings inSouth Africa,Australia,Brazil, andJapan. The next meeting will be August 13–18, 2023 atUCLA.