[meteorite-list] Fall Patterns (& Latest Canadian Meteorite Find)

[Chris Peterson]

Well, I would never try to calculate a cost per gram to recover a meteorite. 
But then, I'm not a collector <g>. The scientific value of a fresh fall that 
can be tied to a known orbit is substantial, and largely independent of the 
type of meteorite.

I can tell you that our current camera network uses inexpensive equipment, 
and is operated by volunteers. Likewise, when we have an interesting 
fireball, the ground search is carried out by volunteers. So when we get a 
recovery, it will be cheap by your terms. And in the meantime, this 
inexpensive network is generating volumes of great data on meteors, their 
atmospheric dynamics, and in some cases their parent orbits.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


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> By the way, what did those two projects end up costing to get the one 
> meteorite per 5 years?  Do we have a price per gram known?