[meteorite-list] Ram pressure question

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:48:21 -0700
Message-ID: <A3F844E4AD884C4792F21A0D6EE1687B_at_bellatrix>

Exactly.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Wiggins" <paw at wirelessbeehive.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:04 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ram pressure question


> Hi all,
>
> Could someone please explain what "ram pressure" is?
>
> Has it got something to do with when air is compressed it heats up so when
> a meteor passes through the atmosphere it compresses the air in front of
> it causing the air's temperature to rise and it's that heat that ablates
> all but the very small meteors?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> patrick
Received on Tue 23 Nov 2010 11:48:21 PM PST