Prairie Meteorite Network
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| Prairie Meteorite Network | |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1939[1] |
| Extinction | 1975 (36 years operation)[1] |
| Type | Camera network |
| Legal status | Defunct |
| Purpose/focus | 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[2] in 1970s-1980s. 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's activity only one meteorite fall was recorded, the Lost City meteorite in 1970.
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- ^ a b "Smithsonian Observatory Prairie Network Meteor Patrol". Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ Re: (meteorobs) Prairie Meteor Network Meteorobs.org
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