Every known meteorite fall since 2300 BC, on a map

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That's actually just a screenshot because a link to the page just gives you a boring looking text link.

Access the map here:  http://osm2.cartodb.com/tables/meteoritessize/embed_map?title=true&description=true&search=true&shareable=true&cartodb_logo=true&sql=&zoom=2&center_lat=39.075375179558346&center_lon=0

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  1. Alan Couch February 18, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    Great post. I think the Nullabor in Australia, and Antarctica both emphasizes just how often they hit our planet. Both are incredibly sparsely populated, but easy (relatively) places to find meteorites.

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  2. Joe Lyons February 18, 2013 at 5:27 pm

    Nice.  Head for the poles.

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  3. James Karaganis February 18, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    Personally, I think that Russia just attracts the things.

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  4. Li Gardner February 18, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    Think I'll move to Hawaii, just not Honolulu… Oh wait, where I live there hasn't been one (yet). Thanks for the "heads-up".

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  5. Joe Lyons February 18, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    +Li Gardner Maybe you're due?

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  6. Chris Fraser February 18, 2013 at 9:27 pm

    Wow, don't live on the New Mexico Texas border.

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  7. Li Gardner February 18, 2013 at 9:32 pm

    +Joe Lyons maybe… I hope it goes in the drink instead of hits my house (drink, as in Pacific Ocean, just a mile and a half from my house and a much larger target).

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  8. Scott Young February 19, 2013 at 8:40 am

    Seems scary at first because so many are around populated areas. But these are mostly "found" and I assume more people equals more found meteorites. I'd bet the actual dispersal is more even. 
    It's a very cool map, thanks for sharing +Dustin Wyatt .

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