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A Friendly Wager

Eager to get back to civilization, the team places a friendly wager on who can find a meteorite first. Find out who won the bet.

The Science Channel Clips

  • Play Meteorite Men: Strange Rock
    Strange Rock

    Meteorite Men (01:41)

    The guys make a living from finding and classifying meteorites. But this weird rock has them stumped! Is it from space or not?
  • Play Meteorite Men: Spacerock Paper Scissors
    Spacerock Paper Scissors

    Meteorite Men (02:45)

    The hunt is on, and Steve makes sure there's a serious competition involved. Ever played spacerock, paper scissors?
  • Play Meteorite Men: Meteorace
    Meteorace

    Meteorite Men (01:28)

    Steve and Geoff are off and running. Who can find a meteorite first?
  • Play Meteorite Men: End of Days
    End of Days

    Meteorite Men (01:50)

    Geoff and Steve are looking for a meteorite that crash landed in what is now modern day Poland nearly 5,000 years ago. The impact would have been massive and could have blocked out the sun for several days.
  • Play Meteorite Men: Poodle Around
    Poodle Around

    Meteorite Men (01:40)

    When the guys discover that some of their key equipment must have fallen off the truck, Geoff decides to go...poodle.
  • Play Meteorite Men: Searching in Morasko
    Searching in Morasko

    Meteorite Men (03:48)

    Geoff and Steve take their search to the streets of Morasko. But this time they're on the hunt for a fellow meteorite enthusiast.
  • Play Meteorite Men: A Friendly Wager
    A Friendly Wager

    Meteorite Men (01:35)

    Eager to get back to civilization, the team places a friendly wager on who can find a meteorite first. Find out who won the bet.
  • Play Meteorite Men: Jackpot
    Jackpot

    Meteorite Men (01:05)

    Steve and Geoff are in the Imilac strewnfield in Chile and using a magnet sled to cover more ground. One pass with the sled nets almost $2,000 in meteorites!
  • Play Meteorite Men: Fireballs
    Fireballs

    Meteorite Men (00:49)

    Think you know what fireballs are made of? Steve discusses the reality of fireballs and how they are portrayed in Hollywood.
  • Play Meteorite Men: Easily My Favorite
    Easily My Favorite

    Meteorite Men (01:45)

    Steve finds a really, really, really cool iron meteorite with a unique design. When meteorites pass through our atmosphere, the intense heat can cause morphing and pitting, which is likely what created Steve's new favorite here.
  • Play Meteorite Men: A Rickety Rake
    A Rickety Rake

    Meteorite Men (01:35)

    To cover more ground, the guys drag a rake covered in magnets behind a truck in hopes of dredging up a few finds. See why Geoff joked, "we're taking heavy damage, captain!"
  • Play Meteorite Men: What a Rock
    What a Rock

    Meteorite Men (01:47)

    After a slue of tiny finds, the guys come across a sizeable meteorite on the ground in plain view.
 

Geoff Notkin is a professional meteorite hunter, science writer and photographer. Check out these Geoff Notkin videos from Meteorite Men.

 
 

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