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Desiderata for a General or Comprehensive Catalog of the Meteoritic Falls of the World *
Author(s) -
Leonard Frederick C.
Publication year - 1946
Publication title -
contributions of the society for research on meteorites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2813
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1946.tb00101.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , class (philosophy) , astrobiology , computer science , physics , artificial intelligence
The following 10 “desiderata” for a general or comprehensive catalog of the meteoritic falls of the world are discussed in order: (1) coördinate number; (2) name; (3) class; (4) time of fall or find; (5) total weight; (6) number etc . of individual masses; (7) additional data for a multiple fall or a shower; (8) physical and chemical characters; (9) depositories; and (10) bibliography. A set of abbreviations, for words most often used in the description of meteorites, meteoritic falls, etc ., is recommended.