[meteorite-list] Meteorite from Jupiter-- uh, I mean TO Jupiter

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 21 21:31:37 2006
Message-ID: <190601c6959b$862fd8f0$fd01a8c0_at_bellatrix>

Sorry, that should have been 30 mm, not cm. It was previously suggested that
the stone in question probably massed 50 g, which means about a 30 mm
diameter. No doubt, you don't want to get hit by a 30 cm stone falling at
50-100 m/s!

Chris

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <mafer_at_imagineopals.com>
To: "Chris Peterson" <clp_at_alumni.caltech.edu>
Cc: "meteoritelist" <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite from Jupiter-- uh, I mean TO Jupiter


> hmmm...lets do some math
> an LL stone is about 3.21 grams per cm cubed...that works out to about 1
> pound for just a 1 cm slice of your 30 cm meteorite, is that not correct?
> And anything moving at 50 m/s weighing a pound can sure crush a skull if
> I'm not mistaken.
> A 50 gram stone might only bruise, but a 30 cm stone can kill.
> Just get on your house roof with a 1 pound piece of rock and wait for the
> little yappy dog from next door to come walking by and see for yourself.
Received on Wed 21 Jun 2006 09:31:02 PM PDT