Hi All, In my October installment of the Accretion Desk, I highlighted one of the many 1933 falls, namely the ultra rare aubrite named Pesyanoe. In the opening paragraph, I mentioned that there were 18 falls in 1933. That information was taken from book Meteorites A to Z.
Here's the link; http://www.meteorite-times.com/Back_Links/2009/october/Accretion_Desk.htm Best, Martin On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 10:58 PM, Frank Cressy <fcre...@prodigy.net> wrote: > Melanie, Greg and all, > > I think we have a ways to go to break the record. In 1933 as many as 19 > meteorites fell worldwide if you count 2 finds that were reported to have > been observed to fall in 1933 but were found later and are classified as > finds. The second greatest number of falls occurred in 1868 when 13 falls > were witnessed and recovered worldwide. In 1933 seven falls were witnessed > to fall in the US; Pasamonte, Cherokee Springs, Athens, Sioux County, and > Malaga plus Willard (b) and Elton which were found later, but are believed to > be 1933 falls. > > Cheers, > > Frank > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Greg Stanley <stanleygr...@hotmail.com> > To: miss_meteor...@yahoo.ca; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Sent: Sat, November 28, 2009 9:16:24 PM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year? > > > Melanie: > > I asked this same question earlier in the year; someone responded with some > numbers from past years, but I do not remember who. I think we may break the > record though. > > Greg S. > > ---------------------------------------- >> Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 18:10:41 -0800 >> From: miss_meteor...@yahoo.ca >> To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> Subject: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year? >> >> I have returned you lucky people! >> Has the year 2009 set a new record for the greatest number of witnessed >> fireballs seen within one year? If not - what year has the most reported >> falls? >> >> ----------- >> Melanie >> IMCA: 2975 >> eBay: metmel2775 >> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09 >> >> Unclassified meteorites are like a box of chocolates... you never know what >> you're gonna get! >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________________________ >> The new Internet Explorer® 8 - Faster, safer, easier. Optimized for Yahoo! >> Get it Now for Free! at http://downloads.yahoo.com/ca/internetexplorer/ >> >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft's powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
