[meteorite-list] Fire caused by meteorites.. Is it possible?

From: Ed Deckert <edeckert_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:38:19 -0400
Message-ID: <A8FF716B13044E55B3167916D40910E4_at_MAINPC>

Perhaps these are dumbquestions, but I am now wondering if:

1 - Were any fires reported at the time of the Sikhote-Alin fall?

2 - Is it possible for a Superbolide to create enough static electric energy
coming through the atmosphere to cause lightning strikes that could in and
of themselves start a fire? Lightning can strike many miles away from a
thunderstorm, so I would think it a possibility if Superbolides could
generate a static charge.

Thanks, and I look forward to some answers.

Ed


----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Korotev" <korotev at wustl.edu>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 6:06 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fire caused by meteorites.. Is it possible?


Here's a discussion you might want to read.

http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2002/pdf/1882.pdf

Randy Korotev



At 02:52 PM 2012-08-27 Monday, you wrote:
>Hello all, ? I am investigating a case here in Brazil where something has
>fallen from the sky and caused fire on a 500 m2 area. Witnesses heared a
>loud buzz and soon noticed smoke and fire on a nearby mountain. Some work
>have been done on the local by the fire department and nothing was found
>related to aircraft or any other kind of device. Does anyone know any
>similar case caused by a meteorite? These are not common events related to
>meteorite falls. ? Thanks Andre Moutinho IMCA 2731
>http://www.meteorito.com.br

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