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Re: (meteorobs) Meteoroids that become meteorites - annual rate

Rosely:  You are to be complemented on your beautiful web sites in Portuguese.  I don't even read spanish but I was able to get a lot out of the photographing meteors and printed it out for reference.  I was pleased to see Origami as one of the items.  I used to entertain my children with that art and now my grand children entertain me with that art.  Thanks,  Robert G.

Rosely Gregio wrote:

  Hello Matson!
Pardon for the off, is only later that I read the other e-mail referring to the subject of the meteorites, but there it had already gone!!! In spite of the ''pull of ears'', it was worth for its precious corrections.
Very thanked
Celestial hugs

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----- Original Message -----
From: Matson, Robert
To: 'meteorobs@jovian.com'
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 5:12 PM
Subject: (meteorobs) Meteoroids that become meteorites - annual rate
 Hi Rosely,

As this topic is slightly off-charter for this forum, I'll keep
my reply short.  Just wanted to correct your annual fall figure:

> The total number of Meteorites that  collide with our planet is esteemed
in 500 a year ...

This is an old estimate that seems to be oft repeated, but is
quite erroneous.  The actual number is at least 30,000 per year,
and likely greater than 50,000 per year.

Best,
Rob
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