[meteorite-list] Burst of Meteors Seen Near Finland
From: Pekka Savolainen <pekka.savolainen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jul 15 04:42:20 2004 Message-ID: <40F644AF.4010604_at_dlc.fi> Some more information and a pic with better resoluttion on; http://spaceweather.com/ best, pekka s tracy latimer wrote: > Those contrails are most peculiar! > > If anyone has ever skipped flat rocks on a lake, you know that > sometimes on the last bounce, they go in at an angle. The flat rocks > (or at least flat on a side) then "fall" through the water in a > spiraling shimmy much like the trails these meteors left, wobbling > from side to side. If the meteors are rather flat, that might also > account for the airburst, as the stresses became too great on the > large surface and forced the meteor to break up. > > Tracy Latimer > > >> From: Pekka Savolainen <pekka.savolainen_at_dlc.fi> >> To: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de >> CC: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Burst of Meteors Seen Near Finland >> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 23:13:41 +0300 >> >> >> I really hope so too...;- >> >> Just got a note, we have now 2 pics with better quality >> and resolution on; >> >> http://www.ursa.fi/yhd/andromeda/meteori.html >> >> best, >> >> pekka s >> >> >> >> bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de wrote: >> >>> Marc D. Fries writes: >>> >>> >>> >>>> I m p r e s s i v e picture! >>>> >>>> >>> >>> When I saw that twisted trail, my first i m p r e s s i o n was: >>> >>> This looks a bit like the lingering dust trail of the Tagish Lake >>> meteorite - in other words, maybe they find something friable, >>> something carbonaceous ! >>> >>> Bernd >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> Pekka Savolainen >> Jokiharjuntie 4 >> FIN-71330 Rasala >> FINLAND >> >> + 358 400 818 912 >> >> Group Home Page: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin >> Group Email Address: eurocoin_at_smartgroups.com >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from > McAfee? Security. > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- Pekka Savolainen Jokiharjuntie 4 FIN-71330 Rasala FINLAND + 358 400 818 912 Group Home Page: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin Group Email Address: eurocoin_at_smartgroups.comReceived on Thu 15 Jul 2004 04:47:43 AM PDT |
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