[meteorite-list] Tally of Falls in the Last 10 years

Galactic Stone & Ironworks meteoritemike at gmail.com
Tue Nov 30 17:52:22 EST 2010


Sorry, I meant to change the subject line for that last post.

On 11/30/10, Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> With Lorton now being official (thanks to Greg S. for pointing this
> out), here is a break down of types for all official meteorite falls
> in the 21st century.  Only falls that are officially-approved and
> appear in the Met Bulletin are counted.
>
> Type  :  Total falls since 2000AD (56 total falls)
>
> CM2
> CO3.6
> CV3
> C2-ung
> EL6
> L5 : four
> L5/6
> L5-6
> L6 : nine
> LL5
> LL6 : five
> H/L4
> H3.8
> H3-5 : two
> H4 : two
> H4-5 : two
> H4/5 : two
> H5 : twelve
> H5/6
> H6
> Ureilite
> Eucrite : five
> Iron IIE-an
>
> Some observations about this tally :
>
> H5 is the most common with 12 total falls in the last 10 years.
> L6 is the second-most common with 9 total falls in the same period.
> LL6 and Eucrite tied for third-most common with 5 each.
> There are a total of 24 H-chondrites.
> There are a total of 21 L-chondrites.
> There are a total of 4 carbonaceous chondrites.  Each is different type.
> Of the 6 achondrites to fall, 5 of them were eucrites. (the other was
> a ureilite)
> Only one iron has fallen in the last 10 years. (IIE-anomalous)
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
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