[meteorite-list] "Flaming rocks"???

From: Meteordealer <meteor.dealer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:41:08 2004
Message-ID: <001d01c0933d$88a24d40$bd7e0304_at_vz.dsl.genuity.net>

  So why is it exactly that meteorites are believed to be cold when they
fall? The exterior skin of supersonic aircraft becomes so hot during flight
that people are unable to touch them when they land. They actually have to
sit and cool down before the pilots can exit them. From what i understand
this is due to the air friction that the aircraft undergoes during high
speed flight. Why wouldn't the same thing happen to a meteorite? Also, why
would space junk be hot after entering the atmosphere but not meteorites??

Brad Sampson
meteor.dealer_at_gte.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Freeman" <dfreeman_at_fascination.com>
To: "Walter Branch" <waltbranch_at_earthlink.net>
Cc: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Flaming rocks"???


> Dear Walter and All,
> So, is this how some sleeping dogs die and some do not, by the "flame" of
> the rock?
> Dog lives!
> Ruff,
> Dave F.
>
> Walter Branch wrote:
>
> > > > 16-year old Shawn Coleman was walking home from a friends hour--
> > > > when he saw something shooting down from the sky--into his front
> > > > yard. Shawn kicked snow on the flaming rock to cool it off--then
> > > > ran in to show his family.
> > >
> > > When is this myth about hot meteorites going to die??!
> > > "Flaming rocks"? We have Hollywood to thank for this
> > > misconception. --Rob
> >
> > Maybe this is how Egyptian dogs get turned into ashes. . .
> >
> > (please, I'm only kidding)
> >
> > -Walter
> >
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > Walter Branch, Ph.D.
> > Branch Meteorites
> > 322 Stephenson Ave., Suite B
> > Savannah, GA 31405 USA
> > http://branchmeteorites.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Matson, Robert" <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_saic.com>
> > To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 2:36 PM
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] "Flaming rocks"???
> >
> > >
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