[meteorite-list] Minimum asteroid atmospheric entry velocity

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:52:13 2004
Message-ID: <200208132145.OAA21453_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

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> Unless there is some very recent radar data that indicates otherwise,
> I have serious doubts that 2000 SG344 is an asteroid. After quite a
> bit of photometric analysis in November of 2000, I'm fairly convinced
> that 2000 SG344 is actually the Saturn V upper stage to Apollo 12
> launched in 1969 (COSPAR 69099B).
>

It is a candidate for rocket debris, but thus far, its orbit hasn't matched
up with any of the known deep space man-made objects, including any Apollo-related
hardware.

Ron Baalke
Received on Tue 13 Aug 2002 05:45:30 PM PDT