Meet the meteorite hunter.

DID YOU KNOW THIS FACTS ABOUT MICHAEL FARMER? The most valuable meteorite that Michael Farmer has found was in Canada, he discovered a very rare type of meteorite called a pallasite. A pallasite are a class of stony-iron meteorite. There are MILLIONS of meteorites around the world. His job can be dangerous because the meteorites worth a lot of money. Michael Farmer has traveled about 70 countries. Writed by: Gabriela Sarabia, Juan de Jesus Arevalo. THE PALLASITE The pallasite weight is of 53 kilograms . Its about 4.5 Billion years old. Its a national trasure It was sold in the Canadian goverment for under a million dollars. Writed by: Maria Jimena Mestre ‘When you get to the site it’s chaos. Everybody wants the rock for themselves Writed by: Gabriela Sarabia Menco

  Over the curse nearly 30 years, Michael Farmer has pursued meteorites around the world, from the Arabian Sea to the Artic, encountering many dangers along the way. As treasures from his colletction are offered online. -- Discoveries by Michael Farmer : Hundreds of meteorite rocks worth up to 26,000 thousand dollar rain down on Brazilian town   --  Michael has kindly allowed us to upload the photos of these pieces which is going to significantly improve the quality of our meteoritic photos  -- Michael farmer Since the 1990s, the 40-year-old Tucson, Arizona, resident has been scouring the world for pieces of interstellar rock -- M eteorites were more old than the earth Michael Farmer: His obsession with rocks.  Michael Farmer obsession with rocks started as a kid, when he would search for crystals, petrified wood and Native American artefacts on his father’s cattle ranch. After a stint in the army, he enrolled at university in Tucson, Arizona — home, as f...