[meteorite-list] Statistics for falls (& List Problems)

From: minador <minador_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jun 21 03:37:13 2004
Message-ID: <00e101c45762$022afe00$6a78480c_at_s0024741812>

Dear List,

I've also been having trouble receiving/sending messages. I had a couple of
posts that didn't make it through. I'm most curious with this one though...

----- Original Message -----
From: "minador" <minador_at_yahoo.com>
To: "Sterling K. Webb" <kelly_at_bhil.com>; "Meteorite-List"
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Statistics for falls


Sterling Wrote:


> where I outlined a different method of
> estimating the fall rate and came up with a figure of 50,000 to 80,000
per
> year,
> based on how many meteorites hit cars. The method is the same as is used
> in
> nuclear physics to calculate "collisional cross sections."


Wow, that's great to hear. Have there been any papers written on this
subject?

What is the convention wisdom regarding meteorite supply? Are they being
"hunted out", or are hunter's just beginning to scratch the surface (of the
earth)?

Private replies are always welcome. As I said before, I don't want to take
away from Tracy's post...

Over & out,

Mark B.
Vail, AZ
Received on Mon 21 Jun 2004 03:33:02 AM PDT