[meteorite-list] Those were the days ...

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:05 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C86901B4E494_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

Hi Bernd!

> From the preface to the third edition of the Catalogue of
> Meteorites (1966):

> "In the thirteen years since the issue of the second edition
> an annual average of thirteen falls and s e v e n t e e n
> finds have been reported."

Hard to believe that a number of list members have each found
more unique meteorites in the last 5 years than the 1953-1966
average annual totals for the entire world!

Cheers,
Rob
Received on Wed 30 Oct 2002 04:22:56 PM PST