[meteorite-list] Space Junk Lights Up Skies Over Australia

From: Marc D. Fries <m.fries_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 27 10:29:52 2004
Message-ID: <1216.10.17.14.1.1093616989.squirrel_at_webmail.ciw.edu>

Space junk = old spacecraft. Old spacecraft with old fuel tanks full of
vapor = boom! Depends on a lot of things, but that's at least a possible
explanation.

Cheers,
MDF


> Hi Jeff
>
> I asume the "explotions" were from the object going from supersonic to
> subsonic.
>
> Best wishes
> Lars Pedersen
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kuyken" <jeff_at_meteoritesaustralia.com>
> To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 10:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Space Junk Lights Up Skies Over Australia
>
>
>> G'day List,
>>
>> I read this story and the following line struck me as odd.
>>
>> "calls reporting an extremely bright light and two explosions..."
>>
>> I would not have thought that space junk would explode. Is this a
>> correct
>> assumption? Hopefully one of our knowledgeable list members can add
>> something to this.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Jeff Kuyken
>> I.M.C.A. #3085
>> www.meteorites.com.au
>>

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