[meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?

From: Wadi & Jan Woreczko <ebay_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:14:45 +0100
Message-ID: <174350AEB0E545FBADC72850BB7183E4_at_Jowisz>

Ha
and......
- 25 Aug1865 - Aumale and Shergotty
- 28 Aug1925 - Ellemeet and Lanzenkirchen
- 8 Aug1933 - Sioux County and Repeev Khutor
- 26 Sep1939 - Glanggang and Selakopi
- 17 Sep1945 - Atoka and Soroti
- 21 Sep1949 - Akaba and Beddgelert
- 20 Oct1951 r. - Manych aand Yambo
- 13 Nov1952 - Galim (a) and Galim (b)
- 30 Oct1994 - Devri-Khera and Lohawat
- 21 Jun2002 - Kilabo and Thuathe
http://www.woreczko.pl/meteorites/falls/f_Falls-years.htm
Best
Woreczko

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Scherff" <peterscherff at rcn.com>
To: "'Frank Cressy'" <fcressy at prodigy.net>;
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?


> HI Frank,
>
> Don't forget 2 meteorites that fell on August 28, 1925:
>
> Ellemeet, Dio
> Lanzenkirchen, L4
>
> I have been looking for samples of these meteorites for years, all to no
> avail.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Frank
> Cressy
> Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 12:01 PM
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?
>
> Hello all,
>
> In my stating that 1868 had 13 falls I was in error. I used the database
> at:
> http://www.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/research-curation/research/projects/metcat/
> which
> had 13 entries. I neglected to look at the entries which included Mount
> Vernon and Paint Creek. Neither is a fall but were found in that year.
>
> Guilty as charged on the 1868 error. Hope to make up for it by adding the
> following.
>
> It is interesting to note that in 1933 two meteorites fell on the same day
> (August 8), less than an hour apart if my time zone conversions are
> correct. The two are Sioux County, USA and Repeev Khutor, Russia. Both are
> rare; Sioux County is an eucrite, Repeev Khutor is classified as a IIF
> iron. THe only other meteorites I know of that fell on the same day are
> Thuathe and Kilabo that fell on July 21, 2002 about 5 hours apart..
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Frank Cressy <fcressy at prodigy.net>
> To: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>; miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca;
> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Sent: Sat, November 28, 2009 9:58:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Most witnessed falls in one year?
>
> 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 <stanleygregr at hotmail.com>
> To: miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca; meteorite-list at 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_meteorite at yahoo.ca
>> To: meteorite-list at 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?
>>
>> -----------
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> what you're gonna get!
>>
>>
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