[meteorite-list] Re: Meteors in Brazil and question
From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:14:08 2004 Message-ID: <20030430081139.93887.qmail_at_web80501.mail.yahoo.com> --------------- Forward Message --------------- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:11:26 -0300 From: "rgregio" <rgregio_at_uol.com.br> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: Meteors in Brazil and question Star Greetings for All! Dear Mr. Zimmer. I don't know if Teacher Mourão entered in contact with the Mister. I didn't receive return of the e-mail that I sent for him. In whole the case, I saw a matter now for the www where Teacher Mourão confirms that the such ''giant meteor'' that entered in the atmosphere on the area of the state of Rio de Janeiro in the dawn of April 26, 2003 (Saturday) the 02:42 hours (local time: GMT -3 = 05:42 UT), it was not a normal meteor, but a part of the rocket Russian Próton thrown in the month of April. As that he said in the report: '' In fact, it was of the re-entered in the atmosphere of rocket Próton K'S fourth apprenticeship, that placed in orbit the military satellite Kosmos-2397 ". Thus, Your initial premise is confirmed! Congratulations and very thanked by solving the ''mystery'' of the giant meteorite. Below it follows the integral article that (very badly) I tried to pass to translate for English: Bepposax can reach north of Brazil with fragments of up to 120 kg; I object sees Saturday it was piece of Russian rocket Italian satellite drops among today and tomorrow OF THE LOCAL REPORT An unexpected episode still increased more the expectation with relationship to the fall of the Italian satellite Bepposax, that should drop today on the Earth or tomorrow. A fire ball tore the skies at 2:42 in last Saturday, visible in the Southeast area of Brazil. It was not Bepposax, that only threatens States of the north of the country (Pará, Amapá, Amazonas, Roraima, Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão), but other piece of space garbage, that returned to the Earth after having thrown for the Russians in April. " In fact, it was of the re-entered in the atmosphere of rocket Próton K'S fourth apprenticeship, that placed in orbit the military satellite Kosmos-2397 ", it informs astronomer Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão, of the Museum of Astronomy and Kindred Sciences of Rio de Janeiro. The fragment weighed more than four tons -three times the mass of Bepposax, satellite built by ASI (Italian space agency) and thrown in 1996 to study the rays emanated X of the cosmic space. The Italians published yesterday two reports with predictions on the fall of its satellite. The " window of having re-entered " (period in that the object can drop, taking into account the uncertainty involved in the calculations) it is more and more it narrows. Now the cientists can already affirm with 90% of certainty that Bepposax comes to the ground among today and tomorrow more probably tomorrow. The Italian satellite can drop in an area that occupies the whole strip equatorial, 4,36 above and below the line that divides the two hemispheres of the planet. Pieces of up to 120 kg they should resist to the friction with the atmosphere. The exclusion of some of the potential impact areas can only be made when the object is less than 24 hours the of its return to the ground. Until small objects they can make damages, according to Mourão. It is " easy to imagine the damages caused by a small ball, thrown the speed of 7 to 8km/s. they are Equal to the impact of a box of 200 kilos to 100 km/h ", the astronomer says. Re-entered her of Bepposax it was well disclosed by ASI, but similar episodes are quite common. He/she is considered that of 30 to 90 pieces with more than 100 kg re-enters in the atmosphere to every year. " In fact, in the last three days, three superior apprenticeships of two Russian rockets and a North American one they penetrated in the terrestrial atmosphere. And a European one should re-enter next two days ", Mourão says. " Until today anybody he/she died reached by space garbage, but the danger is preoccupying". (SN) There is a long time I have a doubt and taking advantage of the moment of that subject meteor re-entered x satellite, I place a question for the Dear Members of the List: How knots can we be recognized an object that enters in our atmosphere a meteoroid it is or one re-entered of garbage, satellite, etc? It did be worth!!! it is again, thank you very much:)))) Celestial hugs for all R..Gregio Mococa - SP - Br (GMT -3) Lat.21.27.54S Long.47.00.21W rgregio_at_uol.com.br http://intermega.com.br/astromanual/ http://www.constelacoes.hpg.com.br http://membro.intermega.com.br/rgregio/ http://www.geocities.com/alnitack_br/ http://membro.intermega.com.br/fenomenos/ The archive and Web site for the Meteorobs list is at http://www.meteorobs.org To get email from the 'meteorobs' lists, use Webform: http://www.meteorobs.org/subscribe.html --------------- Original Message --------------- From: "MEZucolotto" <zucoloto_at_ism.com.br> To: "Robert Verish" <bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com> Subject: BRAZILIAN BOLIDE Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:16:27 -0300 Dear Sir I am trying to find a soluction about the Brazilian Bolide or bolides, I have many informations , but I only believe on some that are more coherent that the bolide was travelling aparently fom southto north and at about 2:50 local time, + 3 gives exactly %:50 UT the expected for the Proton Launch decay. Where I can get some more information about this event? Best regards Maria Elizabeth Zucolotto ------------- End of Forward Message -------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com Received on Wed 30 Apr 2003 04:11:39 AM PDT |
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