Terry, I think you have got a lot of reading ahead of you. This site /list is a good place to learn about meteorites. The map you saw that had so many marks on it were points where meteorites have been found. When a meteor explodes in the air and the pieces fall to the ground is called a strewn field. There are many all over the world. What part of the world do you live in? There is a catalog that lists where meteorites have been found, but it is very expensive.
----- Original Message ---- > From: E.P. Grondine <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, February 17, 2010 10:42:26 AM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Impact catalogues, anyone? > > Hi all - >From the MPML mailing list. "Good morning > all. I am interested in the latest research on how many known impact > sites there are on earth. I thought the number was under a hundred - but my > information may be several decades old. I just started watching a program > on the science channel, Meteorite Men. I know, sounds a bit hoaky. But it is > interesting to see them find meteorites from a few ounces to several hundred > pounds on a regular bases. During a recent episode they showed a map of > Kansas > with known meteor strikes/fields - apparently associated with past meteorite > finds. There appeared to be more then a hundreds sites depicted in the map. > So > now I am wondering just how many known sites there are and also the number of > known impact craters. Where would one go to find authoritative > information on the subject? If I should be asking the question on a > different list, just point me in the right direction. Terry - > W6LMJ" > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list > mailing list > href="mailto:[email protected]";>[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
