[meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom

From: GeoZay at aol.com <GeoZay_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:12:51 EDT
Message-ID: <7800b.5395db9d.3ac415d3_at_aol.com>

>>The
absence of one, however, probably shouldn't be taken as an indicator that
they were not, since a meteor can still end (without complete ablation)
high
enough that no sonic boom will reach the ground.<<


Wouldn't these(meteorites) that are high enuf that no sonic boom will
reach the ground end up being rather small meteorites? This because a small
meteorite will be slowed down rather quickly higher up. The larger meteorites
having more momentum to carry it on down to the lower atmosphere will still
have a velocity fast enuf to produce the big thunder like sonics?
GeoZay
Received on Wed 30 Mar 2011 01:12:51 AM PDT