Map of all known meteorite hits in the world since 2300 BC

whitecoast

whitecoast

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I found this on discovery.com today.

http://www.dvice.com/2013-2-19/heat-map-reveals-every-spot-earth-meteorites-have-hit

This is a map of a whole bunch of meteorite hit locations between now and 2300 BC.
I wonder how much different the map would look if it included overhead explosions as well?
 
That's pretty cool, but strange that the Carolina Bays don't show a whole lot of activity... seems like there would be more spots in that area?

EDIT: I suppose that the craters themselves are not "discovered" meteorites, so that would make sense in lieu of the map's purpose...
 
This is very interesting to look on. A lot spots, indeed. There was probably much more hits then scientists have been discovered, though.

Thanks, whitecoast.
 
Thanks for that whitecoast.

That page leads us to find another neat site: The Meteoritical Bulletin Database, where you can search for meteorites by country, sort the list by meteoritical mass, type, year, name, and so on. Very handy! It gives you a clear view of what happened throughout the years at one specific location. Well, that is, at least what was reported to have happened.
 
Oops, I just noticed that I forgot to add the link to the metoritical society website:

_http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php
 
Very interesting! New Mexico seems like a prime target in the USA! And Great Britain also seems to be a good target. Coincidence?

I'm surprised as how few many have hit Québec province (where I live). But it seems like northern areas (like Northern Canada and Russia) are "spared" (from direct impact I mean).

Thanks whitecoast and Gertrudes.
 
Wow, indeed. US had a lot more "hits."

What's interesting on the south hemisphere is the Amazon rainforest, which didn't have any "hits."
 
Zadius Sky said:
Wow, indeed. US had a lot more "hits."

What's interesting on the south hemisphere is the Amazon rainforest, which didn't have any "hits."
Click to expand...

I don't think that guarantees there haven't been any. It maybe due to scientists having difficulty collecting data from that area. I don't know how sophisticated the technology that was used or whether it was entirely dependent on reported sightings (which it does state), but imagine much of the rainforest to be inaccessible and foliage would quickly recover any impact sites.
 
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