Goran, I asked this same question a while back and the general answer I received was "about one fall per three square miles per thousand years". (This still begs the question of the average number of fragments per fall---).
I would also appreciate any corrections list members may have to offer. Best Regards, Norm http://TektiteSource.co --- Göran Axelsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... with a number of different answers depending on > who you ask... > > I'm going to hold a speach about meteorites on our > local geology club tomorrow and it struck me that I > haven't the faintest clue about how often a > meteorite > survives the fall. > What I'm looking for is a simple number of > meteorites > per square km (mile, parsek, ...) and year that hits > the Earth so I could do an approximation of > meteorites > per year in Sweden. > There is probably a lot of different numbers > depending > on which scientist made the calculation, but I just > need an approximate answer. > > Thanks! > > /Göran > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list