[meteorite-list] December 20, 2008 falls

From: Meteorites USA <eric_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 14:31:49 -0700
Message-ID: <4A1C5FC5.7000609_at_meteoritesusa.com>

Hi Greg,

They fell a month apart...

Buzzard Coulee (H4), S2, W0 Fall Date: Nov 20th
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/index.php?code=48654

Tamdakht (H5), S3, W0 Fall Date: Dec 20th
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/index.php?code=48691

Regards,
Eric


Greg Catterton wrote:
> Buzzard Coulee and Tamdakht. Same day falls of large meteorites bith very close in type. Has anyone looked into if these falls are somehow related to the same object? I am thinking they are from the same place/area in space.
> I find it strange that both fell the same day and are so close in type.
>
> Greg C.
>
> --- On Tue, 5/26/09, Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Sterling K. Webb <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireballs Meteors & Meteorites
>> To: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 3:52 PM
>> Hi,
>>
>> These are random events. And random may be
>> statistically defined as "one every 2.37 days" (or
>> whatever), but they don't happen on a 2.37-day
>> schedule.
>>
>> The first thing you notice when you plot "random"
>> events is that they seem to "cluster." I say "seem"
>> because humans are very sensitively primed to "see"
>> patterns and potential trends in the events of the
>> world.
>>
>> Frequencies go up; frequencies go down; it's random.
>> That's what random means. Every event is completely
>> unpredictable. Yet, given a large number of events
>> and a long enough period of time, the "completely
>> unpredictable" is "completely predictable," in the
>> miracle of statistical mechanics. Watch a large group
>> of randomly decaying uranium atoms draw a near-
>> perfect mathematical curve of declining activity.
>>
>> The Universe likes to have it both ways. In contrast
>> to what Einstein thought, God does roll the dice but,
>> at the same time, the game is totally rigged.
>>
>> Or is it?
>>
>> The only valid rule about seeing fireballs and meteors
>> is this: they may fall or they may not fall, but if you're
>> not looking, you won't see them.
>>
>>
>> Sterling K. Webb
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:13 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireballs Meteors &
>> Meteorites
>>
>>
>>
>>> The sky has been really quiet lately. Believe me, I'm
>>>
>> watching...
>>
>>> I've been rather disappointed that there has been no
>>>
>> big meteors reported lately. So I was slightly curious when
>> I ran across this little blurb hoping it was something. Then
>> after reading the report... Well, let's just say that not
>> all fireballs are meteors.
>>
>>> http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Mysterious-Lights-Near-Lebanon-Explained/04cbRHZAF0Cf_DQsy8_iXw.cspx
>>>
>>> Skydiving anyone...?
>>>
>>> On a side note, I'd like to ask some more questions.
>>>
>> We've all witnessed and are very aware of the increased
>> number of "witnessed" meteor events over this past year.
>> Particularly the last 6 months or so. We're also very aware
>> of all the new falls, especially those two newest meteorite
>> falls right here in the United States and Canada. Not to
>> mention the probable fall north of Merced, the Flagstaff
>> fireball, Augusta, and another near Ontario Canada.
>>
>>> I've asked this question before and received mixed
>>>
>> replies with no definitive answers. My question still
>> stands.
>>
>>> Can anyone seriously say definitively that all the
>>>
>> recent meteor fireballs and meteorite dropping fireball
>> activity is NORMAL and simply attributed to increased
>> awareness?
>>
>>> The increased awareness supposedly explains the
>>>
>> increased number of fireball sightings. This seems likely
>> but it is NOT the case. Look at the Meteorite Men TV show as
>> a perfect example of mainstream awareness. A national
>> primetime program that was broadcast to millions of homes
>> across this nation via the Science Channel. This would lead
>> someone to believe logically that perhaps there would be an
>> increased awareness one could attribute directly to this
>> main stream broadcast. There was... But this increased
>> awareness is not of meteors, but of meteorites.
>>
>>> There has actually been decrease in reports of large
>>>
>> meteor fireballs over the last month. There is a big
>> increase in news related directly to meteorites, but NOT
>> meteors or fireballs!
>>
>>> Even with more media attention on "meteorites" over
>>>
>> the last month, I suspect that the reason there has been
>> decreased fireball sightings, is simply because there have
>> been less fireballs to see. They' are just not falling at
>> the rate they were a month or two ago.
>>
>>> Can someone explain why? Am I missing something?
>>>
>>> -- Regards,
>>> Eric Wichman
>>> Meteorites USA
>>> http://www.meteoritesusa.com
>>> 904-236-5394
>>>
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