I recall reading somewhere ("Astrophysical Quantities" maybe) that
there are on average 2 "recoverable" meteorites falling to Earth every
day. I believe that "recoverable" was defined as being 10 grams or
larger. Of course three quarters of those fall in the oceans, leaving
approximately 180 per year. So it looks like we are recovering about 3
to 4 percent.
Mark Abbott
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tracy wrote:
My husband is in the middle of what amounts to a 'bar bet'. He is
trying to find out annual meteorite fall rates, and whether, in recent
years, there has been an increase. I have been searching for fall
rates online without much success. I even attempted to contact the
meteorobs newsgroup, but my mail to them was bounced back.
Does anyone have a link to a resource that might have this information?
Hello Tracy and List,
Here is an overview of the last 103 years. I hope it is good
enough for your husband to emerge as a "bar bet winner" :-)
Best wishes,
Bernd
Year # of falls
2003 02
2002 04
2001 03
2000 05
1999 07
1998 10
1997 10
1996 05
1995 07
1994 06
1993 04
1992 03
1991 06
1990 09
1989 06
1988 06
1987 01
1986 09
1985 02
1984 09
1983 04
1982 03
1981 07
1980 06
______________________________________________
Meteorite-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
|
______________________________________________
Meteorite-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
