40 countries have had ONLY falls and no finds, with Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Ireland leading the way with 15, 8, and 6 falls,
respectively, and no finds. Other countries that outperform Tanzania in
fall/find ratio are Sudan (9/1), Turkey (11/1), India (126/9) and
Indonesia (16/1). Sudan is the anomaly here, as arid countries almost
all have very low fall/find ratios.
jeff
Michael Gilmer wrote:
10 meteorites have been found in Tanzania. 9 of them are witnessed
falls. That's a pretty good batting average I think. Is there any
other nation with a similar high ratio of falls to finds?
Some other trivia about Tanzania's 10 meteorites :
1) Rupota is the only witnessed fall of the L4-6 petrologic type. (same type as
NWA 869)
2) Peramiho is a witnessed fall eucrite.
3) The massive ungrouped iron Mbosi is in Tanzania.
4) Ivuna is a witnessed fall CI1 carbonaceous, one of only 9 known.
5) the rest of Tanzania's falls include : an EL6, an LL6, and 3 OC's.
Not too bad for only 10 meteorites. :)
Regards and clear skies,
MikeG
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