Prairie Meteorite Network

Prairie Meteorite Network

Formation	1964[1]
Dissolved	1975[2]
Type	Camera network
Legal status	Defunct
Purpose	Record meteorite falls
Region served	Midwestern United States
Parent organization	Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

The Prairie Meteorite Network was a system of sixteen camera stations in Midwestern United States, run by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[3] from 1964 to 1975. The network used surplus aerocameras with 6.3–12 inch focal length wide angle metrogon lenses that covered a format of 9 x 18 inches on aero roll film. During ten years of network activity only one meteorite fall was recorded, the Lost City meteorite in 1970.

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics
• European Fireball Network

References

1. McCrosky, Richard E. (1 May 1965). "The Prairie Meteorite Network". Optical Engineering. 3 (4): 304127. Bibcode:1965SAOSR.173.....M. doi:10.1117/12.7971304. hdl:2060/19650018936.
2. "Smithsonian Observatory Prairie Network Meteor Patrol". Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
3. Re: (meteorobs) Prairie Meteor Network Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine Meteorobs.org