Jeff was kind to write me privately, but it should be more widely noted I misread his entry....
Begin forwarded message: > From: Jeff Grossman <[email protected]> > Date: December 29, 2010 10:05:13 AM EST > To: Darryl Pitt <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Asian falls > > You misunderstood that parameter... it's a reason why find statistics are a > poor measure of what falls. > > Jeff > > On 12/29/2010 9:43 AM, Darryl Pitt wrote: >> >> Terrific work! Thank your for this ongoing effort (and more) and I'm >> appreciative you've brought this to my attention. >> >> To speculate in response to your query: I'll go with what is currently a >> small statistical sample. Let's revisit in 10 years. ;-) >> >> Separately, I respectfully disagree with parameter #5 as a delimiting >> constraint on Fall Statistics: "Many meteorites are found by people who >> sell meteorites... valuable, rare types become known to science quickly, >> while those of low value may never be described." >> >> It would seem to me we've entered an era where every fall, regardless of >> type or circumstance, is now a highly sought-after commodity and can be >> readily monetized---and for previously unheard of sums. Never before have we >> experienced so many falls reported by the media and pursued by hunters to >> the....ends of the Earth. >> >> Again, thanks so much, Jeff. >> >> >> I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Happy, Healthy >> and altogether wonderful New Year. >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Darryl >> >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 28, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Jeff Grossman wrote: >> >> >>> List, >>> >>> I've been maintaining the Wikipedia page on meteorites fall statistics for >>> a number of years: >>> >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorite_fall_statistics >>> >>> >>> On this page is a table showing the number of falls by continent, divided >>> into 20-year intervals. We are now halfway through the 2001-2020 interval, >>> and fall rates in most places are about what you'd expect based on the >>> previous 40 years. However, Asian falls are way down... there have been 13 >>> published in MetBull for the last 10 years, around half the number you >>> might expect. Anybody care to speculate why this is? >>> >>> Jeff >>> ______________________________________________ >>> 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
