Hi Ruben and List, I'll take a layman's stab at this -
> 1. Q. How many meteorites hit the ground per year? > A. On average about 1 per square mile per thousand years. About > 20,000 to 40,000 per year. Can't really help on this one. Although I do recall a similar question was asked recently on this list. I don't remember what the answer was, but someone provided a web link. > 2. Q. Has anyone ever been hit by a meteorite? > A. I only know of Ann Hodges - Sylacauga, Alabama, USA Ms. Hodges is the only well-documented case. Supposedly a young boy was struck by a small stone from the Mbale fall. It hit a banana tree and then hit him. There is even a photo out there of the boy holding the meteorite. > 3. Q. Has any animal ever been hit by a meteorite? > A. I'm not sure... there are stories of a dog and a cow being hit...but? Rob Wesel is more qualified to answer the Nakhla dog question, but it is generally accepted that this story is apocryphal and never really happened. There is a better documented case of a meteorite striking and killing a horse or cow, but I don't recall the name of the meteorite. Captain Blood probably knows. > 4. Q. How often does a city ending meteorite (think Canyon Diablo) > strike the earth? > A. ? I recall hearing a number around every 40,000 years or so, but I don't remember where I heard it. > 5. Q. Has any animal ever found a meteorite? > A. Sorry, I just threw that one in to see if you were paying > attention....lol I heard a story about a handsome guy with a talented dog... ;) > 6. Q. How much in weight does the earth gain per year by all the > meteorites that enter our atmosphere? Including all, from tiny grain > of sand meteorites to large bunker-busters. > A. No clue.......... There is a solid figure out there for this one, but I don't remember what exactly it is. I do remember that the figure is measured in hundreds or thousands of tons, mostly in form of dust. Not very helpful, but there you have it. LOL Best regards, MikeG -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 11/19/11, Ruben Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > I know there are a lot of people on this forum that know meteorite > statistics way better than I do. So I thought I'd ask for a little > help. > In a week or two I'll be doing an interview for a brand new TV Show > about stats - my episode will obviously be about meteorite statistics. > With any luck these questions will go to a scientist (and not me) and > I can just concentrate on the hunting aspect - which is why I'll > really be there. > > Here are a few basic questions that I should probably know. But.... > I'm not sure if I do. So, if you're feeling like helping - send me an > email with the correct answers. > > > 1. Q. How many meteorites hit the ground per year? > A. On average about 1 per square mile per thousand years. About > 20,000 to 40,000 per year. > > 2. Q. Has anyone ever been hit by a meteorite? > A. I only know of Ann Hodges - Sylacauga, Alabama, USA > > 3. Q. Has any animal ever been hit by a meteorite? > A. I'm not sure... there are stories of a dog and a cow being hit...but? > > 4. Q. How often does a city ending meteorite (think Canyon Diablo) > strike the earth? > A. ? > > 5. Q. Has any animal ever found a meteorite? > A. Sorry, I just threw that one in to see if you were paying > attention....lol > > 6. Q. How much in weight does the earth gain per year by all the > meteorites that enter our atmosphere? Including all, from tiny grain > of sand meteorites to large bunker-busters. > A. No clue.......... > > > > -- > Rock On! > > Ruben Garcia > > Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net > Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ > Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
