[meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History

From: Mark Langenfeld <mlangen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:23:54 2004
Message-ID: <000a01c2f67b$41350800$5cc1cfa9_at_Default>

I suspect the mass of the individual stone plays a big part in how warm it
gets. Bigger pieces would not warm as quickly or as much because there is
more thermal "inertia" to overcome. It is well documented that the Colby
(WI) meteorites (which were recovered quickly after the fall) were deeply
cold soaked and began to frost up in the humid evening air (July 4, 1917).
Those L6s were 68 and 36 kg, respectively.

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom aka James Knudson" <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
To: "Michael Farmer" <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; "Carl Saconn"
<csaconn_at_triad.rr.com>; "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25@webtv.net>; "John
Gwilliam" <jkg_at_theriver.com>
Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 9:02 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US History


> Hello List, The warm meteorite in this case can be from friction from the
> house. : )
>
> Thanks, Tom
> The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Gwilliam <jkg_at_theriver.com>
> To: Michael Farmer <farmerm_at_concentric.net>; Carl Saconn
> <csaconn_at_triad.rr.com>; Charlie Devine <moonrock25@webtv.net>
> Cc: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 7:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Park Forest, most expensive fall in US
History
>
>
> > At 07:24 PM 3/29/03 -0700, Michael Farmer wrote:
> >
> > >.......she looked down and saw the stone and immediately picked it up.
> She
> > >said it
> > >was slightly warm. You don't get much closer than sitting 2 feet from
> where
> > >it lands so I indeed know that the stone was warm.
> >
> >
> > Well, this will certainly get the debate started again. All in favor of
> > "warm" meteorites raise your hand.
> >
> > John
> >
> >
> >
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