Sorry.

This link should do much better.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/metcat/

Frank



----- Original Message ----
From: Frank Cressy <fcre...@prodigy.net>
To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Sun, November 29, 2009 9:01:14 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?

Hello all, 

In my stating that 1868 had 13 falls I was in error.  I used the database at: 
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/metcat/  which 
had 13 entries.  I neglected to look at the entries which included Mount Vernon 
and Paint Creek.  Neither is a fall but were found in that year.

Guilty as charged on the 1868 error.  Hope to make up for it by adding the 
following.

It is interesting to note that in 1933 two meteorites fell on the same day 
(August 8), less than an hour apart if my time zone conversions are correct.  
The two are Sioux County, USA and Repeev Khutor, Russia.  Both are rare; Sioux 
County is an eucrite, Repeev Khutor is classified as a IIF iron.  THe only 
other meteorites I know of that fell on the same day are Thuathe and Kilabo 
that fell on July 21, 2002 about 5 hours apart..

Cheers,

Frank


 


----- Original Message ----
From: Frank Cressy <fcre...@prodigy.net>
To: Greg Stanley <stanleygr...@hotmail.com>; miss_meteor...@yahoo.ca; 
meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Sat, November 28, 2009 9:58:05 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?

Melanie, Greg and all,

I think we have a ways to go to break the record.  In 1933 as many as 19 
meteorites fell worldwide if you count 2 finds that were reported to have been 
observed to fall in 1933 but were found later and are classified as finds.  The 
second greatest number of falls occurred in 1868 when 13 falls were witnessed 
and recovered worldwide.  In 1933 seven falls were witnessed to fall in the US; 
Pasamonte, Cherokee Springs, Athens, Sioux County, and Malaga plus Willard (b) 
and Elton which were found later, but are believed to be 1933 falls.

Cheers,

Frank



----- Original Message ----
From: Greg Stanley <stanleygr...@hotmail.com>
To: miss_meteor...@yahoo.ca; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Sat, November 28, 2009 9:16:24 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?


Melanie:

I asked this same question earlier in the year; someone responded with some 
numbers from past years, but I do not remember who.  I think we may break the 
record though.

Greg S.

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> I have returned you lucky people!
> Has the year 2009 set a new record for the greatest number of witnessed 
> fireballs seen within one year? If not - what year has the most reported 
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