[meteorite-list] Meteorite finds per state? (In Area Per Meteorite Found)

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Dec 11 23:09:27 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C86904EE6247_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

Hi Paul and List,

Paul updated the state-by-state statistics to reflect
land area present within each state. Since I'm pretty
up-to-date with the classified and published meteorites
from California, I can at least update its stats:

> The order in which data is listed is State; number of
> meteorites; (rank in total area of state); land area in
> square miles; (area in square miles per meteorite found).

...

> California 45 (3) 155,959 (3,464)

Through MB88, California's total is now 95. So that brings
the 1 per 3464 square miles figure down to 1 per 1642. By
next year's Bulletin, California's published total will probably
exceed that of Kansas. --Rob
Received on Sat 11 Dec 2004 11:05:25 PM PST