[meteorite-list] More exact information about the norwegian fall
From: Bjorn Sorheim <astrogeo_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 14 14:37:49 2006 Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20060614162725.04553e78_at_pop.online.no> List, I have tried getting more exact information on this fall. In Norway any more exact info has not come out in the last days as far as I know. Partly this is because the first sensational rush has died down, and there is no reason to believe a Hiroshima explosion or anything aproximating that took place. Neither, as I write in another post, is an impact point or crater/scar found. The astromomers/scientist involved is not letting out more information right know. They are probably considering what to do, or maybe considereing just waiting to see if anything more pops up. Personally I have been gathering information about this event using the best info I can find. I will put out some preliminary results, just to get this case in a more sensible direction: I have found an endpoint height using the local witness information and photos (this is all my work): Endpoint (Hemmungspunkt): 27.8 km (quite certain) Inclination (quite uncertain) : near 45 degrees Coming from direction : W through N to E Visible in an area of over 400 km. Sounds (explosions etc.) for about 100 km , possibly more. Sounded like a canon, rifle shot, thunder. As known, many was awaken by the sounds, hypersonic bang/explosion in the North Reisadalen area. Light phenomena: Even though there was a midnight sun low in the north, the meteor lit up the mountains and landscape, it was like a white lightning. The fireball was red in color and was fragmenting. Only two persons has come out in the media with photos. There seems to be no video. A bit unfortunately these two persons are placed just a few km from each other and around 60 to 80 km from the explosion. So I wonder what the list make out of these more precise facts? One question I have: How much further from the retardation point (end point) in km would the pieces travel given the numbers above? Bj?rn S?rheim, in Norway Received on Wed 14 Jun 2006 10:29:23 AM PDT |
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