W Wabar craters, [50], [65], [143], [162] Wasiutynski, J., [63]-4, [179] water, meteorites under, [78] waves, air and water, [12], [54]-5 weather, effect of meteoritic dust on, [117] weathering of meteorites, [38], [48], [52], [53], [54], [66], [133], [144] [weights and weighing of meteorites], [35], [36], [128], [130] White, C. S., [179] Widmanstätten pattern, [120], [121], [122], [158] Whipple, F. L., [177], [179] Willamette iron, [36], [128], [129] Wold Cottage meteorite, [156] Wolf Creek crater, [52], [53], [65], [75], [133]
Y Yale University, [41] young people and meteoritics, [23], [24], [28], [34], [39], [90], [98], [99], [116] see also [reports, eyewitness]
Z Zhovtnevy Hutor fall, [82]
FOOTNOTES
[1]Also called aerolites.
[2]The meteorites from this crater-producing fall have been found in both Haviland and Brenham Townships, Kiowa County, Kansas. Either of these names may therefore appear in the literature.
[3]The meteorites from this crater-producing fall have been found in both Haviland and Brenham Townships, Kiowa County, Kansas. Either of these names may therefore appear in the literature.
[4]453.59 grams = 1 pound.
[5]A questionnaire for making an adequate report is obtainable by request from the Institute of Meteoritics, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
[6]Readers who are advanced enough in astronomy to attempt plotting the meteor paths can get the proper star-maps and record sheets for this purpose by joining the American Meteor Society. Members must be at least 18 years old, but applicants between 14 and 18 can become probational members. For details write to Dr. C. P. Olivier, President, American Meteor Society, 521 North Wynnewood Avenue, Narberth, Pennsylvania.