[meteorite-list] Macau fall: more data

From: Zelimir.Gabelica at uha.fr <Zelimir.Gabelica_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:21:09 +0100
Message-ID: <20111122112109.ek2lbgi1nahw44co_at_www.mail.uha.fr>

Hi again,

I found the reference of LaPaz about the MACAU fall killing cattle:

See the following link:

http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1951PA.....59..433L/0000433.000.html

His reference was simply "Meunier", without any further bibliographic detail.

As Stanislas Meunier had published quite many papers on meteorites
(including his PhD theis), it might not be simple to find out his
origianl citing (detailing ?) the damage caused by the Macau shower.
(If needed, I could check Meunier's thesis next week, when I have
again access to my private library).

On another note, it is interesting to note that LaPaz had evaluated
the probability of injury from meteorite falls by probabilistic
theories & calculations (see the summary and the second part of the
reference in the link).

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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