[meteorite-list] Impact catalogues, anyone?
Richard Kowalski
damoclid at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 17 12:59:59 EST 2010
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.
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Richard Kowalski
Full Moon Photography
IMCA #1081
--- On Wed, 2/17/10, ensoramanda at ntlworld.com <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> From: ensoramanda at ntlworld.com <ensoramanda at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Impact catalogues, anyone?
> To: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>, "James Balister" <balisterjames at att.net>
> 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 <balisterjames at att.net>
> 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 <epgrondine at yahoo.com>
> > > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > > 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"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
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