[meteorite-list] Tektite fields and rotation

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:18:54 -0600
Message-ID: <005d01c89100$34984100$0a01a8c0_at_bellatrix>

That was my first thought as well. It's probably a fairly complex
problem. At the least, Coriolis effects will be significant, and will
distort the debris pattern.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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----- Original Message -----
From: <mexicodoug at aim.com>
To: <epgrondine at yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Tektite fields and rotation


> Hi Ed,
>
> Since ejecta would start out with the same rotational motion as the
> Earth, at what point and by what mechanism would you inferring that it
> "decouples" from Earth and looses that rotational component of its own
> motion? Good question, though!
>
> Best wishes,
> Doug
Received on Fri 28 Mar 2008 02:18:54 PM PDT