Ed reposted a message from MPML. I do not think Terry is on this list, so responding to him here probably won't get him the information he requested.
-- Richard Kowalski Full Moon Photography IMCA #1081 --- On Wed, 2/17/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Impact catalogues, anyone? > To: "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>, "James Balister" > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 10:30 AM > Terry, > > As James says there are many places documented where falls > have occurred and meteorites can still be found. > > They are not necessarily found near the large documented > craters due to ages of the craters or the fact that the > impactors were mostly completely vapourized....more likely > to be found in historical strewnfields that fell to earth > much more gently and survived. > > Coordinates are usually given to falls here... > > http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php > > Graham > > > ---- James Balister <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 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 > > ______________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________ 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
