[meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:45:39 -0600
Message-ID: <E034DFAFB1A14F5E9220F181D9EB49C0_at_bellatrix>

Ablation ceases at 3-4 km/s (about Mach 10), and this is about where the
meteoroid becomes invisible. For a typical meteorite, it will rapidly lose
this remaining velocity and enter nearly vertical dark flight.

Chris

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Cloudbait Observatory
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Meteorites USA" <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:27 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom


> George jut brought up a good point and I have a question. The speed of
> sound is about 760 MPH.
>
> What is the speed at which a meteoroid extinguishes and is no longer
> incandescent?
>
> Regards,
> Eric
Received on Wed 30 Mar 2011 01:45:39 AM PDT