[meteorite-list] Statistically Speaking

From: Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr <Zelimir.Gabelica_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:55:01 +0100
Message-ID: <20111122095501.u0992foj52ggskco_at_www.mail.uha.fr>

Hi Ruben, all,

The Catalogue of Meteorites (M.M. Grady, A.L. Graham), NHM London, Ed
2000, p 313, reports that the MACAU meteorite shower (Brazil, 1836)
"killed several cattle" (several oxen killed, houses damaged...).
They give some references (I did not go through).

See:
http://books.google.fr/books?id=mkdHJR35Q_8C&pg=PA313&lpg=PA313&dq=macau+meteorite+killed+cattle&source=bl&ots=y-GErvRFOw&sig=AP-p2ENs_aJ_TBuG4bIDtF8Z9HM&hl=fr&ei=TV3LTpfkFMeo8AO3_ezPDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=macau%20meteorite%20killed%20cattle&f=false

See also (for the same):

- L. LaPaz, in: "Popular Astronomy", vol. 59 (1951), p 433
- Spratt, in "Mercury", 1992, March-April issue, p 50

I don't have access to these references.

Bernd ?

Best wishes,

Zelimir


Ruben Garcia <mrmeteorite at gmail.com> a ??crit??:

> Hi all,
>
> So, After a few days and LOTS of email responses both on and off list
> here's what I have learned.
>
> 1. Q. How many meteorites hit the ground per year?
> A. On average about 1 per square mile per thousand years. About
> 20,000 to 40,000 per year.
>
> No one challenged this answer so I'm assuming I was at least
> reasonably correct.
>
> 2. Q. Has anyone ever been hit by a meteorite?
> A. I only know of Ann Hodges - Sylacauga, Alabama, USA
>
> Everyone agreed that this answer was correct but added the following.
>
> a. Barbotan may have killed a farmer- but who really knows? After all,
> 1790 was a long time ago.
> b. A pea sized Mbale ricocheted off of a tree and struck a boy...
>
> 3. Q. Has any animal ever been hit by a meteorite?
> A. I'm not sure... there are stories of a dog and a cow being hit...but?
>
> Top 5 answers:
> a. Park forest meteorite killed termites - while most humans thought
> it was no big deal apparently the termites felt differently.
> b. Valera may or may not have killed a horse.
> c. New Concord may or may not have killed a horse.
> d. Nakhla most likely killed nothing but still looks good on a website..: )
> e. Surprisingly no one even asked about Vaca Muerta (Spanish for dead cow)
>
> 4. Q. How often does a city ending meteorite (think Canyon Diablo)
> strike the earth?
> A. ?
>
> Guesses ranged from 20,000 to 40,000 years ago to Sikhote Alin in 1947.
>
> 5. Q. Has any animal ever found a meteorite?
> A. Sorry, I just threw that one in to see if you were paying
> attention....lol
>
> 6. Q. How much in weight does the earth gain per year by all the
> meteorites that enter our atmosphere? Including all, from tiny grain
> of sand meteorites to large bunker-busters.
> A. No clue..........
>
> Seems like my "no clue" answer is (so far) just about as good as the others.
>
>
>
>
> Rock On!
>
> Ruben Garcia
>
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