[meteorite-list] Meteor Explodes Over Colorado

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:50:24 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <200812082150.NAA27292_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

Space Weather News for Dec. 6, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

COLORADO FIREBALL: Last night, a fireball one hundred
times brighter than the full Moon lit up the sky near
Colorado Springs, Colorado. Astronomer Chris Peterson
photographed the event using an all-sky video camera
dedicated to meteor studies. "In seven years of operation,
this is the brightest fireball I've ever recorded. I
estimate the terminal explosion at magnitude -18."
Meteors this bright are called superbolides; they are
caused by small (meter-class) asteroids and are likely
to pepper the ground with meteorites when they explode.
Visit http://spaceweather.com to watch the fireball video
and contribute sighting reports that could help pinpoint
any meteoritic debris.
Received on Mon 08 Dec 2008 04:50:24 PM PST