Scientists do want meteorites. They tell a lot about the evolution of the solar system and even the planets. Meteorites formed in specific periods as the sola

Scientists do want meteorites. They tell a lot about the evolution of the solar system and even the planets. Meteorites formed in specific periods as the solar system developed, which allows geologists to compare there formation with how we expect the Earth to have formed. Additionally, there are some very rare meteorites which were cast into space from a neighboring planet (or moon) due to their own collision with a meteor and then come down on Earth, telling us even more about these celestial bodies. It's the only way we can study rocks from Mars using a full laboratory at this point.