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Re: When Does a Meteorite become a Meteorite?
Tom Randall wrote:
>
> Hi Richard and list,
> Fair enough! I understand your point and agree. Interesting thread, beats
> the heck out of the occasional bickering and moderation/non-moderation
> threads. I even get the chance to post on this one!
>
> What ever we settle on is fine by me, it's not that big of a deal to me and
> the rest of the world may agree or disagree anyway!
>
> The short fireball/bolide thread was a good one as well, I always thought a
> bolide was a meteor that made sound(s) (i.e. sonic or explosive breakup) and
> fireballs were just very bright meteors. Is it safe to say that not all of
> both types make it to the ground? I imagine a good portion of them do but
> some do not. Or do most if not all make it down to the ground?
>
> Regards,
> Tom Randall
>
> At 04:54 PM 9/10/99 -0700, you wrote:
> >Tom [et al.]
> >
> >I agree with you all the way, except when it comes to the ground. There
> >it should be a "meteorite" whether we find it or not! That brings back
> >the Philosophy 101 argument: When a tree falls in the forest and no one
> >is there to hear it, does it make a noise? Answer: Define noise! It all
> >depends on your definiton (semantics). My commonsensical answer would be
> >"yes," because I would tend to define noise as sound waves. If your
> >definition of "noise" includes an ear to detect the sound waves, then
> >your answer would be "no."--Richard
>
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Potato....or potatoe?? Poh-tay-toe? Poh-tah-tow?? Eh...yuk...yawn! The
mineralogy and the ramifications drawn from these meteorites/oids/ors
are what interests me. I imagine that pressing my helmet against the
lunar surface would result in transmission of lunar vibrations from
impacts into audible 'noise.' So, just like in the forest, the
question's whether someone's there to 'hear' the impact!
Joseph
Honolulu
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