Meteorite mass distributions and differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic meteorites

Details Meteorite mass distributions and differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic meteorites Meteorite mass distributions and differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic meteorites

Jan 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991gecoa..55..105h&link_type=abstract

(Workshop on Differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic Meteorites, Vienna, Austria, July 27, 28, 1989) Geochimica et Cosmo

Statistics

9

Antarctic Regions, Chondrites, Mass Distribution, Meteoritic Composition, Histograms, Ice Environments, Meteoroid Showers, Meteorites, Mass, Distribution, Antarctic Meteorites, Comparisons, Size, H Chondrites, L Chondrites, Chondrites, Stony Meteorites, Procedure, Samples, Meteorite, Alh Meteorites, Eet Meteorites, Meteor Showers, H5 Chondrites

Scientific paper

Meteorite mass distributions provide important insight into real and apparent differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic meteorites. Antarctic meteorites are typically smaller than non-Antarctic meteorites and represent a different portion of the mass distribution of infalling meteorites. This results from the different methods employed to acquire the collections and from the much smaller effective collecting area for Antarctic meteorites. Comparisons of the proportions and mass distributions of H and L chondrites for different ice fields suggest that previously reported high H to L ratio among Antarctic meteorites compared to witnessed falls results from an unrecognized H5 shower fall that covered the Allan Hills Main and Near Western ice fields in the relatively recent past. The probable presence of unrecognized shower falls among the Antarctic meteorites means that population statistics, even corrected for presently recognized pairing, cannot be used to support the suggestion by Dennison et al. (1986) of a temporal variation in the mixture of meteorites arriving on earth.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Meteorite mass distributions and differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic meteorites does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Meteorite mass distributions and differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic meteorites, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Meteorite mass distributions and differences between Antarctic and non-Antarctic meteorites will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1895334