[meteorite-list] Searching for meteorites beware the attraction

[AL Mitterling]

Greetings,

The article is a little misleading. They show a photo of a sporadic meteor
or possibly a meteor that is part of a shower. Then state it falls to
Earth, which most burn up in the atmosphere. Then suggest meteorite hunters
go and hunt for it.

Most meteorite producing events are usually much brighter than that.
Writers of such articles should mention that meteor showers and sporadic
meteors are usually from cometary events. Meteorite producing events are
from asteroid collision events that contain enough material to reach the
ground before they burn up. Of course there is more to it than that. Best!

--AL Mitterling
Mitterling Meteorites

On Wed, May 24, 2023 at 9:23 AM Leonard David via Meteorite-list <
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

> Leonard David Inside Outer Space FYI:
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> If you’re out searching for meteorites beware the attraction
>
> https://cosmosmagazine.com/people/citizenscience/meteorites-magnetism/
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