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Re: Cometary meteoroids landing on sea?
- To: bsoerhei@online.no, meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
- Subject: Re: Cometary meteoroids landing on sea?
- From: GeoZay@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 16:41:28 EDT
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In a message dated 98-07-11 13:25:12 EDT, you write:
bjorn<< The ice block will be much
more affected by air resistance. <<
Yes it would...When it encounters the dense atmosphere...before terminal
velocity occurs, it would be like throwing a dirt cloud real hard against a
concrete wall. It will splatter.
bjorn>> The obtained speed from the retardation must be lower than 200 mph.