[meteorite-list] meteoroid temperature

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Jan 6 13:07:51 2005
Message-ID: <e9vqt0ha9agj374t8ia2n9d0hce8rdp3a6_at_4ax.com>

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:27:00 +0100, "Lars Pedersen" <lbp_at_privat.tdcadsl.dk> wrote:

>Hi List
>
>What is the temperature of a meteoroid drifting thrue space ?
>

Cold. Like, in the more than 100 degrees below zero range. An answer more precise than that
requires some icky math:

http://home.att.net/~eepalmer/Build/build_insolation.html

>Is it too small to absorb radiation-energi from the sun ?

No.
Received on Thu 06 Jan 2005 01:07:49 PM PST