Re: [meteorite-list] Two million-year long meteorite record found in Atacama Desert, Chile

2019-05-25 Thread Finbarr Connolly via Meteorite-list
They say the fall rate remained pretty constant over the last 2 million years. If meteorites were getting buried, the rate would presumably fall off in proportion to their increasing age. So it looks like they factored this scenario into their extrapolation. Regards, Finbarr. On Sat, May 25,

Re: [meteorite-list] Two million-year long meteorite record found in Atacama Desert, Chile

2019-05-25 Thread almitt2--- via Meteorite-list
Greetings, From what they found it would indicate a fall of one meteorite every 4,504 years on a square kilometer. Only problem I see with this, would be, there has to be a quantity of meteorites buried beneath the desert below their findings. So the rate could be several times higher. Some

Re: [meteorite-list] Two million-year long meteorite record found in Atacama Desert, Chile

2019-05-25 Thread AL Mitorling via Meteorite-list
Greetings, >From what they found it would indicate a fall of one meteorite every 4,504 years on a square kilometer. Only problem I see with this, would be, there has to be a quantity of meteorites buried beneath the desert below their findings. So the rate could be several times higher. Some

Re: [meteorite-list] Two million-year long meteorite record found in Atacama Desert, Chile

2019-05-25 Thread almitt2--- via Meteorite-list
Greetings, From what they found it would indicate a fall of one meteorite every 4,504 years on a square kilometer. Only problem I see with this, would be, there has to be a quantity of meteorites buried beneath the desert below their findings. So the rate could be several times higher. Some

[meteorite-list] Two million-year long meteorite record found in Atacama Desert, Chile

2019-05-24 Thread Paul via Meteorite-list
Oldest meteorite collection on Earth found in one of the driest places, Geological Society of America Sciencedaily, May 23, 2019 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/05/190523130200.htm Earth's Oldest Meteorite Collection Just Found ??in the Driest Place on the Planet By Brandon Specktor,