[meteorite-list] Odds of finding a meteorite on Mars

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 19 12:52:00 2005
Message-ID: <200501191751.JAA03021_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

> Assuming that each rover has a useful "sidelong glance" of 75 to 100
> meters to either side of their route in which they would be able to spot
> a meteorite and allowing for some track reversals and turns, the total
> area surveyed by the two rovers is probably about one square kilometer.
> So the find rate is one big iron per square kilometer!

Be careful about drawing conclusions when your data consists of just a single
data point, and has large errors bars on it.

Ron Baalke
Received on Wed 19 Jan 2005 12:51:49 PM PST