[meteorite-list] {MPML} 2010 AL30: Bright (14th mag) newly-discovered close approaching object

From: Richard Kowalski <kowalski_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:30:12 -0700
Message-ID: <4B4CB1A4.1060805_at_lpl.arizona.edu>

Bill,

I know of a large number of meteorite hunters and collectors that would be
rushing towards the impact zone for an object this size and smaller.

I'm not sure how close I'd want to be to a 60 meter object's impact point, but a
few 10s of kilometers should be sufficient to get a great seat for the show and
then be on the scene to recover fragments in very short order...

Richard



Bill J Gray wrote:
> Hi Andrea,
>
> "...Since this object is almost on an impact trajectory, this is a great
> example of how much warning time we have for an object with H = 27..."
>
> True: had it been about to hit a populated area, we'd have had
> enough time, probably, just barely, to tell people in the impact
> area to go someplace else. To me, that's the good news about these
> small objects. We don't get much warning, but we only need enough
> warning to persuade people to go someplace else.
>
> Of course, that's in theory. I wonder how many people would
> actually leave their homes after getting such a warning... but the
> psychology of such matters may be off-topic for this list!
>
> -- Bill
>
>
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Richard Kowalski
Catalina Sky Survey
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ  85721

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