[meteorite-list] Just witnessed large fireball.
From: GeoZay_at_aol.com <GeoZay_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:44 2004 Message-ID: <12a.341d20fb.2cd86d38_at_aol.com> -------------------------------1067914039 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 11/3/2003 5:53:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net writes: >>fireball falling very fast << Mike, if the meteor appeared to be moving "Very Fast", you can kiss off the idea of any meteorites dropping from it. This is an indication of it being of cometary origin...very fragile and soft material. Plus at that speed, more than likely to burn up even if it was astroidal. George Zay -------------------------------1067914039 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUTF-8 http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charse= t=3Dutf-8"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>In a message dated 11/3/2003 5:53:04 PM Pacific Standard Time, meteorit= ehunter_at_comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue=20= 2px solid"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>>fireball falling very fast &l= t;<</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV>Mike, if the meteor appeared to be moving "Very Fast", you can kiss off= the idea of any meteorites dropping from it. This is an indication of it be= ing of cometary origin...very fragile and soft material. Plus at that speed,= more than likely to burn up even if it was astroidal.</DIV> <DIV>George Zay</DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1067914039-- Received on Mon 03 Nov 2003 09:47:20 PM PST |
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