[meteorite-list] Seismic Data search for 6JUL09 meteor

From: Kelly Beatty <jkellybeatty_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 11:08:40 -0700
Message-ID: <40FA12327EE546309EE3A6DB7A5D2201_at_NightSkyGuy>

folks...

my take: this putative fall is unlikely to generate a seismic signal if
pieces hit the ground at terminal free-fall velocity (several hundred mph
for really large chunks, much less for smaller ones).

meanwhile, I've analyzed Mike Hankey's photo. assuming the bolide was 1:10
am local time and "falling from the sky", as reports indicate, then the
meteor segment in the image he took was centered at AZ 73?, AL 63??, and had
a bearing toward the east-northeast horizon.


clear skies,
Kelly

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Received on Thu 09 Jul 2009 02:08:40 PM PDT