Interesting and informative responses. Like Mr. Lyon said, I would think the modern world would provide for increased detection and recovery rates. But Rob makes some very good points about the outdoor-culture of the world in the 1930's compared to now. Light pollution is also a factor for visual detection.
So, 1933 is the reigning champion. We have come relatively close a couple of times, and I would expect that record will be broken in the coming years....or will it stand for 100 years or more? For those keeping track, the number of classified/confirmed falls since the year 2000 : 2023 : zero, but four are pending. 2022 : 5 (six if you count "Junction City" GA which is still a pending classification) 2021 : 8 2020 : 13 2019 : 8 2018 : 14 2017 : 8 2016 : 12 2015 : 9 2014 : 7 2013 : 8 2012 : 10 2011 : 7 2010 : 7 2009 : 8 2008 : 11 2007 : 9 2006 : 6 2005 : ZERO (one, if you count "Montney" Canada, which was recovered, not classified) 2004 : 7 2003 : 9 2002 : 9 2001 : 5 2000 : 4 184 total classified falls since Jan 01, 2000. Average of 8 per year between 2000 and 2022. There have been 9 years with above average falls during that time. Source : Meteoritical Bulletin and the Galactic Stone "Recent Falls" page. On 3/20/23, Matson, Rob D. [US-US] via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: > Hi Mark – in 1933, people spent more time outdoors than they do today (and, > probably less important, they enjoyed much darker night skies). I expect > that the annual rate of meteorite-producing falls has remained about > constant over the last century, with year-to-year variations consistent with > Poisson statistics. > > With improved technology (weather satellites, all-sky cameras, dashcams, > ring cameras, Doppler radar, etc.), the odds of successful recovery of a > given witnessed fall improves, but that factor may not be enough to counter > the (likely) decrease in witnessed events (particularly daytime events). > Remember that bolides with the greatest chance of producing rocks on the > ground fall between local noon and midnight – from meteoroids that are > “catching” up to the earth from behind and thus have slower average entry > velocities than those occurring between midnight and noon. In the 1930s, a > greater fraction of the population were outdoors from 8 am to 8 pm – a > 12-hour time window when 64% of meteorite falls occur (based on Met. > Bulletin data from 1860-2017). Of course, there are a lot more people in > 2023 than in 1933, but most of those outdoors during the day are likely > driving or staring at their phones (or both). 😉 --Rob > > From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com> On Behalf > Of Mark Lyon via Meteorite-list > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2023 7:29 AM > To: Frank Cressy <fcre...@prodigy.net> > Cc: Finbarr Connolly <finconnoll...@gmail.com>; Meteorite List > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [meteorite-list] Most confirmed falls in a year? > > That's surprising that there would be a record in 1933. I figured new > technology, rising populations, and an increase in meteorite hunters would > mean that there were more witnessed falls more recently than 90 years ago. > Have the number of witnessed falls per year tended to be significantly > higher more recently or has it stayed about the same? > > On Mon, Mar 20, 2023 at 6:52 AM Frank Cressy via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>> > wrote: > In addition to the 17 witnessed falls worldwide for 1933, that year also had > two others that are possible falls, Elton, Texas and Willard (b) New > Mexico. > > Cheers, > > Frank > > On Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 03:45:48 PM PDT, Finbarr Connolly via > Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>> > wrote: > > > 1933 has the record with 17. 1949 had 13 and 1950, 76 and 98 all with 12. > > Finbarr. > > On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 9:20 PM Michael Gilmer via Meteorite-list > <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<mailto:meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>> > wrote: > Hi Listees, > > I was recently wondering, what year has the most confirmed witnessed falls? > > I have been closely following falls since the year 2000, and according > to my records we have a few contenders in recent years. I am thinking > one of these must be the most. > > 2018 has 15 falls, but two of them are not official (HaH 346, aka > Ghadamis, was classified as a find) and a fall over Pakistan was not > recovered or recorded. This leaves 14 classified falls in a 12 month > period : > > Jan 05, 2018 - Matarka (L6 chondrite) : Morocco > Jan 16, 2018 - Hamburg (H4 chondrite) : Michigan USA > Feb 16, 2018 - Ablaketka (H5 chondrite) : Kazakhstan > Apr 19, 2018 - Aba Panu (L3.6 chondrite) : Nigeria > Jun 01, 2018 - Mangui (L6 chondrite) : China (Hammer) > Jun 02, 2018 - Motopi Pan (Howardite) : Botswana > Jun 21, 2018 - Ozerki (L6 chondrite) : Russia > Jul 10, 2018 - Renchen (L5-6 chondrite) : Germany > Jul 26, 2018 - Glendale (L6 chondrite) : Arizona USA > July 27, 2018 - Benenitra (L6 chondrite) : Madagascar > Aug 12-17?, 2018 - "Bhakkar" (unofficial) (ordinary chondrite?) : Pakistan > Aug 21, 2018 - Gueltat Zemmour (L4 chondrite) : Morocco > Aug 26, 2018 - Hammadah al Hamra 346 (L6 chondrite) : Libya (aka > "Ghadamis") > Sep 26, 2018 - Komaki (L6 chondrite) : Japan (Hammer) > Oct 28, 2018 - Ksar El Goraane (H5 chondrite) : Morocco > Dec 23, 2018 - Mhabes el Hamra (H4/5 chondrite) : Mauritania > > 2020 gave us Covid-19 and 13 classified falls : > > Jan 01, 2020 - Cavezzo (L5-an chondrite) : Italy > Jan 09, 2020 - Zhob (H3-4 chondrite) : Pakistan (Hammer) > Feb 28, 2020 - Novo Mesto (L5 chondrite) : Slovenia > Apr 1-7, 2020 - Tihigrin (L4 chondrite) : Mali > Apr 24, 2020 - Gatuto (L6 chondrite) : Kenya (Hammer) > May 08, 2020 - Tiros (eucrite-cm) : Brazil > Jun 19, 2020 - Madura Cave (L5 chondrite) : Australia > July 02, 2020 - Narashino (H5 chondrite) : Japan (Hammer) > Aug 01, 2020 - Kolang (CM1/2 chondrite) : Indonesia (Hammer) > Aug 19, 2020 - Santa Filomena (H5-6 chondrite) : Brazil (Hammer) > Aug 25, 2020 - Tarda (C2-ung) : Morocco > Nov 04, 2020 - Djadjarm (L6 chondrite) : Iran > Nov 19, 2020 - Kindberg (L6 chondrite) : Austria > > 2016 gave us 12 classified falls : > > Jan 24, 2016 - Osceola (L6 chondrite) : Florida USA > Feb 06, 2016 - Ejby (H5/6 chondrite) : Denmark (Hammer) > Feb 18, 2016 - Mount Blanco (L5 chondrite) : Texas USA > Mar 06, 2016 - Stubenberg (LL6 chondrite) : Germany/Austria > Mar 20, 2016 - Degtevo (H5 chondrite) : Russia > May 17, 2016 - Hradec Kralove (LL5 chondrite) : Czech Republic > Jun 02, 2016 - Dishchii'bikoh (LL7 chondrite) : Arizona > Aug 24, 2016 - Banma (L5 chondrite) : China > Sep 16, 2016 - Mazichuan (Diogenite) : China > Oct 31, 2016 - Dingle Dell (LL6 chondrite) : Australia > Nov 18, 2016 - Oudiyat Sbaa (EH5 chondrite) : Morocco/Sahara > Nov 20, 2016 - Aiquile (H5 chondrite) : Bolivia > > Source : > https://galactic-stone.com/pages/falls<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/galactic-stone.com/pages/falls__;!!Az_Xe1LHMyBq19w!dTT4OelRPcYYS6zpqvJhJveOx5EfhXnh4oaUVpxkM4l2c4s6dMGmvJgWL5PMtUS3_BRl$> > > Best regards and happy huntings, > > MikeG > www.galactic-stone.com<https://urldefense.us/v3/__http:/www.galactic-stone.com__;!!Az_Xe1LHMyBq19w!dTT4OelRPcYYS6zpqvJhJveOx5EfhXnh4oaUVpxkM4l2c4s6dMGmvJgWL5PMtVOYazqp$> > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<mailto:Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list__;!!Az_Xe1LHMyBq19w!dTT4OelRPcYYS6zpqvJhJveOx5EfhXnh4oaUVpxkM4l2c4s6dMGmvJgWL5PMtcLXX0sB$> > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<mailto:Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list__;!!Az_Xe1LHMyBq19w!dTT4OelRPcYYS6zpqvJhJveOx5EfhXnh4oaUVpxkM4l2c4s6dMGmvJgWL5PMtcLXX0sB$> > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com<mailto:Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list<https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list__;!!Az_Xe1LHMyBq19w!dTT4OelRPcYYS6zpqvJhJveOx5EfhXnh4oaUVpxkM4l2c4s6dMGmvJgWL5PMtcLXX0sB$> > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
