[meteorite-list] Fwd: Asian falls

[Darryl Pitt]

Jeff was kind to write me privately, but it should be more widely noted I misread his entry....



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> From: Jeff Grossman <jgrossman at usgs.gov>
> Date: December 29, 2010 10:05:13 AM EST
> To: Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com>
> 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
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