Welcome to the new Encyclopedia of Meteorites powered by IMCA!
Years ago, former IMCA Board Member Pierre-Marie Pelé created the original Encyclopedia of Meteorites (EoM) as a most powerful tool - a website and database that comprised information and pictures of all meteorites known. His database also became kind of a "sister site" of the MetBull database of the Meteoritical Society as many photos hosted on the EoM were automatically linked to the MetBull entries of the respective rocks from space.
Earlier this year, Pierre-Marie Pelé decided he just didn't have the time and resources to keep the EoM up-to-date. Hence, it was acquired by the IMCA, the International Meteorite Collectors Association, who decided to launch a new and advanced version of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites.
The new EoM includes all features of the old Encyclopedia, but it has been set up on a much more powerful database with enhanced security features - something that also allowed us to switch from the registered mode of the old EoM to a public mode. Short: you will no longer need to register with EoM to use the database and all its features; you now even may submit pictures of meteorites without having to register. All of this is for free, of course, an open resource for scientists, collectors, and all other interested parties alike.
You will still have to register if you want to organize and share your private or institutional collection on EoM, but this service is also free of charge. Our security settings are always up-to-date, and so you won't have to worry about your login data, email address, or other private data shared with us.
And - of course - we are continuing the cooperation with the Meteoritical Society, and the new EoM will provide even more picture links to the MetBull database, and in return we will link to each and every MetBull database entry. Thanks to Dr. Jeff Grossman for his continuing support!
Enjoy the new Encyclopedia of Meteorites, and feel free to use our powerful search engine to your heart's content. And be sure to bookmark this site as your number one resource of meteorite information.
Thank you,
Norbert Classen
President IMCA Inc.