The Prairie Meteorite Network was a system of sixteen camera stations in Midwestern United States, run by the

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Re: (meteorobs) Prairie Meteor Network
Meteorobs.org from 1964 to 1975. The network used surplus aerocameras with 6.3–12 inch

focal length The focal length of an optical system is a measure of how strongly the system converges or diverges light; it is the inverse of the system's optical power. A positive focal length indicates that a system converges light, while a negative foca ...

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.

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Meteorite organizations History of science and technology in the United States Former buildings and structures in the United States 1964 establishments in the United States 1975 establishments in the United States {{observatory-stub

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