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Meteorite falls in China and some related human casualty eventsStatistics of witnessed and recovered meteorite falls found in Chinese historical texts for the period from 700 B.C. to A.D. 1920 are presented. Several notable features can be seen in the binned distribution as a function of time. An apparent decrease in the number of meteorite reports in the 18th century is observed. An excess of observed meteorite falls in the period from 1840 to 1880 seems to correspond to a similar excess in European data. A chi sq probability test suggest that the association between the two data sets are real. Records of human casualities and structural damage resulting from meteorite falls are also given. A calculation based on the number of casualty events in the Chinese meteorite records suggests that the probability of a meteroite striking a human is far greater than previous estimates. However, it is difficult to verify the accuracy of the reported casualty events.
Document ID
19950035640
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Yau, Kevin
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA United States)
Weissman, Paul
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA United States)
Yeomans, Donald
(Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publication: Meteoritics
Volume: 29
Issue: 6
ISSN: 0026-1114
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
95A67239
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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