Analyze meteorite landings

Basic Examples

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ResourceObject["Meteorite Landings"]

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ResourceObject

Name: Meteorite Landings »
Type: DataResource
Description: A collection of known meteorite landings

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ResourceData["Meteorite Landings"]

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Name	ID	NameType	Classification	Mass	Fall	Year	Coordinates
Aachen	1	Valid	L5	21g	Fell	1880	50.78°N 6.083°E
Aarhus	2	Valid	H6	720g	Fell	1951	56.18°N 10.23°E
Abee	6	Valid	EH4	107000g	Fell	1952	54.22°N 113.0°W
Acapulco	10	Valid	Acapulcoite	1914g	Fell	1976	16.88°N 99.9°W
Achiras	370	Valid	L6	780g	Fell	1902	33.17°S 64.95°W
Adhi Kot	379	Valid	EH4	4239g	Fell	1919	32.1°N 71.8°E
Adzhi-Bogdo (stone)	390	Valid	LL3-6	910g	Fell	1949	44.83°N 95.17°E
Agen	392	Valid	H5	30000g	Fell	1814	44.22°N 0.6167°E
Aguada	398	Valid	L6	1620g	Fell	1930	31.6°S 65.23°W
Aguila Blanca	417	Valid	L	1440g	Fell	1920	30.87°S 64.55°W
Aioun el Atrouss	423	Valid	Diogenite-pm	1000g	Fell	1974	16.4°N 9.57°W
Aïr	424	Valid	L6	24000g	Fell	1925	19.08°N 8.383°E
Aire-sur-la-Lys	425	Valid	Unknown	—	Fell	1769	50.67°N 2.333°E
Akaba	426	Valid	L6	779g	Fell	1949	29.52°N 35.05°E
Akbarpur	427	Valid	H4	1800g	Fell	1838	29.72°N 77.95°E
Akwanga	432	Valid	H	3000g	Fell	1959	8.917°N 8.433°E
Akyumak	433	Valid	Iron, IVA	50000g	Fell	1981	39.92°N 42.82°E
Al Rais	446	Valid	CR2-an	160g	Fell	1957	24.42°N 39.52°E
Al Zarnkh	447	Valid	LL5	700g	Fell	2001	13.66°N 28.96°E
Alais	448	Valid	CI1	6000g	Fell	1806	44.12°N 4.083°E
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Visualization

Show a map of meteorite landings in Australia:

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GeoGraphics[{Red,PointSize[0.009],Opacity[0.2],Point@DeleteMissing[ResourceData["Meteorite Landings"][All,"Coordinates"]]},GeoRangeEntity["Country","Australia"],ImageSize600]

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