In Meteorites and Their Parent Planets, the author explores the profound insights that meteorites offer about the origins of our solar system and beyond. Meteorites are essentially time capsules, with many, like chondrites, representing pristine materials that date back to the formation of the solar system. These ancient rocks provide a glimpse into the chemistry and processes of early solar system formation, with different types of meteorites revealing information about their parent bodies, such as asteroids, moons, and even planets like Mars. Chondrites, for example, are cosmic sediments formed from the accretion of diverse materials, while achondrites, like those from Mars, show evidence of volcanic activity and igneous processes. The study of these meteorites also uncovers the dynamics of planetary formation, such as how impacts may have disrupted larger bodies, leading to the formation of smaller objects like asteroids.