[meteorite-list] FW: Doppler radar signature from bolides

From: Fries, Marc D <marc.d.fries_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:06:54 -0700
Message-ID: <C5DD4BCE.6576%Marc.D.Fries_at_jpl.nasa.gov>

Bear in mind that you only find the big rocks when you walk a strewn field.
Meteors routinely produce clouds of falling sand-grain-sized (or smaller)
debris. Much of this is in the form of metallic or metal-oxide spherules ?
great radar reflectors!

Cheers,
MDF


On 3/11/09 10:57 AM, "E.P. Grondine" <epgrondine at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> Hi -
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> I wonder why such a small amount of material produced such a large doppler
> signature. Anyone have any guesses?
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> E.P. Grondine
> Man and Impact in the Americas
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