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| blacklight... |
 Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:48 pm |
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I was told that more meteorites fall onto the southern hemisphere than
the northern. Is this true - and if so: what is the reason?
Thanks for replies - Klaus
http://www.oz-greetings.com.au
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| Double-A... |
| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 3:15 pm |
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On Nov 6, 4:48 pm, blacklight <i... at (no spam) oz-greetings.com.au> wrote:
[quote]I was told that more meteorites fall onto the southern hemisphere than
the northern. Is this true - and if so: what is the reason?
Thanks for replies - Klaushttp://www.oz-greetings.com.au
Nature Wilderness Geology
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A meteorite's only likely destination is to a museum or collection.
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| Nightcrawler... |
| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:00 am |
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"blacklight" <info at (no spam) oz-greetings.com.au> wrote in message news:5f1bd68a-c63e-43bb-8b32-e2b7eb2df9a3 at (no spam) q40g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
[quote]I was told that more meteorites fall onto the southern hemisphere than
the northern. Is this true - and if so: what is the reason?
Thanks for replies - Klaus
http://www.oz-greetings.com.au
Nature Wilderness Geology
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No. There are equal quantities, north and south. One must
consider land mass and population density when dealing with
meteorites. Most meteorites end up in the ocean. However,
there is more land in the north for meteorites to be found on.
All of North America, Central America and part of South
America plus all of Eurasia and half of Africa in the north.
Australia, half of Africa and most of South America in the
south.
The island chains in the south pacific are evenly split while
Greenland and Antarctica are shielded from dense falls/finds
by their respective latitudes.
Regardless, neither hemisphere gets a higher quantity of
meteorites. |
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| HVAC... |
| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:32 am |
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"blacklight" <info at (no spam) oz-greetings.com.au> wrote in message
news:5f1bd68a-c63e-43bb-8b32-e2b7eb2df9a3 at (no spam) q40g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
[quote]I was told that more meteorites fall onto the southern hemisphere than
the northern.
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Who told you this? |
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| G=EMC^2 Glazier... |
| Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:53 am |
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| Blacklight reason is more ice and easier to find Brt |
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| blacklight... |
| Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:56 pm |
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On Nov 7, 4:00 pm, "Nightcrawler" <Dirtyde... at (no spam) dirtcheap.net> wrote:
[quote]"blacklight" <i... at (no spam) oz-greetings.com.au> wrote in messagenews:5f1bd68a-c63e-43bb-8b32-e2b7eb2df9a3 at (no spam) q40g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
I was told that more meteorites fall onto the southern hemisphere than
the northern. Is this true - and if so: what is the reason?
Thanks for replies - Klaus
http://www.oz-greetings.com.au
Nature Wilderness Geology
No. There are equal quantities, north and south. One must
consider land mass and population density when dealing with
meteorites. Most meteorites end up in the ocean. However,
there is more land in the north for meteorites to be found on.
All of North America, Central America and part of South
America plus all of Eurasia and half of Africa in the north.
Australia, half of Africa and most of South America in the
south.
The island chains in the south pacific are evenly split while
Greenland and Antarctica are shielded from dense falls/finds
by their respective latitudes.
Regardless, neither hemisphere gets a higher quantity of
meteorites.
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Many thanks for reply. Makes sense, is logical and I ought to have
thought of it myself.
Greetings to you - Klaus |
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