Meteorites and impact glasses have been largely analysed using different techniques, but most studies
have been focused on their geologicalemineralogical characterization and isotopic ratios, mainly of a
destructive nature. However, much more information can be gained by applying novel non-destructive
analytical procedures and techniques that have been scarcely used to analyse these materials. This
overview presents some new methodologies to study these materials and compares these new approaches
with the commonly used ones. Techniques such as X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) and Laser Induced
Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), for elemental characterization, the hyphenated Raman spectroscopy-
SEM/EDS and the combination of them, allow extracting simultaneous information from elemental,
molecular and structural data of the studied sample; furthermore, the spectroscopic image capabilities of
such techniques allow a better understanding of the mineralogical distribution.
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