Prairie Meteorite Network

former system of 16 automatic camera stations in the midwestern United States acquiring orbital and trajectory data on extremely bright meteors
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Prairie Meteorite Network

Summary

Prairie Meteorite Network is a division[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (division category, ranking #75 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • Prairie Meteorite Network's field of work was astrophotography[3].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's field of work was astrophysics[4].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's instance of is recorded as division[5].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's instance of is recorded as research program[6].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's instance of is recorded as bolide network[7].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[8].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's archives at is recorded as Smithsonian Institution Archives[9].
  • +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Prairie Meteorite Network[10].
  • +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Prairie Meteorite Network[11].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network was dissolved in +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09k59c6[13].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[14].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's director / manager is recorded as Richard Eugene McCrosky[15].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Prairie-Network[16].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's operating area is recorded as Midwestern United States[17].
  • Prairie Meteorite Network's funder is recorded as National Aeronautics and Space Administration[18].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z[10] and +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].

Identity

Prairie Meteorite Network's part of is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[8].

Leadership

Prairie Meteorite Network's director / manager is recorded as Richard Eugene McCrosky[15].

Operations

Prairie Meteorite Network's parent organization or unit is recorded as Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory[14].

Industry

Fields of work include astrophotography[3], a photography genre[19] and astrophysics[4], a branch of astronomy[20].

Dissolution

Prairie Meteorite Network was dissolved in +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].

Why It Matters

Prairie Meteorite Network draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (division category, ranking #75 of 107).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Guide to the Smithsonian Archives. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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