[meteorite-list] Bolides

From: Frank Prochaska <fprochaska_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue Jan 17 12:14:53 2006
Message-ID: <0IT800GCZYH84IL0_at_vms042.mailsrvcs.net>

Hello all,

        If I recall correctly, this bolide was also caught from above by a
Defense Department satellite. Unless I'm mixing up my stories, they
calculated the initial mass of the object, the altitude to which it
descended before it "bounced" out of the atmosphere, etc. Anyone have any
of that, or am I thinking of a different event?


Frank Prochaska







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[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Pete Pete
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:01 AM
To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Bolides

Hi, all,

Speaking of the Grand Teton

http://fireball.meteorite.free.fr/1972_08_11/Video/video_g-t.html

http://fireball.meteorite.free.fr/1972_08_11/Video/video_g-t.html

Assuming it was a stony (since most meteorites are) would anyone care to
guess at the mass behind the show?

That high up and daylight, it would have to be at least SUV size, wouldn't
it?

If this is a worthwhile question, how about Peekskill, which so many of us
witnessed - how large would that have been at the start of it's descent?

I realize there are many variables at play, so of course they would be
ballpark estimates.

Cheers,
Pete


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