The rate of arrival of meteorites at the surface of the Earth

A model for meteorite recovery was developed to which population statistics for the eastern United States, Europe, Japan, and northern India were applied. The results indicate that the average minimum meteorite flux density reaching the surface of the earth during the period 1810 to 1950 was 1.1±0.4 falls/106 km2 year and that the average distance between the point of fall and the person who eventually picked up the meteorite was 0.12 km. An attempt was made to correct for effects not considered in the model, and an approximate value of 15 falls/106 km2 year was obtained for the actual rate of influx of meteorites.