[meteorite-list] Alleged Picture of "Meteorite PhotographedHittingEarth"

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Nov 24 21:17:19 2004
Message-ID: <1a9901c4d294$e1350e80$f551040a_at_bellatrix>

You're right. It would have been falling nearly vertically, subject only to
some drift from the wind. If it had still been traveling at 30,000 mph as
the article suggests, it would have been way bigger; a huge fireball, sonic
booms, all sorts of stuff like that which would hardly have gone unnoticed.
And a typical fall, which of course could have been captured on a camera,
isn't going to produce an explosion when it hits. I guess the light bulb
might have burst, creating something like an explosion. Still, there are
just too many things about this story that are problematic.

Chris

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
To: "Paul H" <bristolia_at_yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Alleged Picture of "Meteorite
PhotographedHittingEarth"


> I think this is a load of crap, the piece is obviously very small, and
> falling at a very low angle. There is no possible way a meteorite that
small
> could come down at that angle, it would have reached terminal velocity and
> should be falling strait down.
> Am I correct?
> Mike Farmer
Received on Wed 24 Nov 2004 09:17:03 PM PST