[meteorite-list] A hole in ISS solar panel
From: MEM <mstreman53_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:23:57 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <1367357037.1400.YahooMailNeo_at_web142403.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> So( rolling eyes)....is the ISS now a "hammeree"? Elton >________________________________ > From: "Matson, Robert D." <ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com> >To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> >Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2:22 PM >Subject: [meteorite-list] A hole in ISS solar panel > > >Hi All, > >There is an interesting post on SpaceWeather today reporting that a hole >has appeared in one of the many solar panels of the International Space >Station. Here's a link to an image of the hole tweeted by Commander >Chris Hadfield: > >https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/328920180241596417/photo/1 > >Hadfield's explanation is that the hole was made by a small stone. >I find this highly unlikely; the much more probable explanation is >that it was a tiny fragment of manmade space junk -- perhaps little >more than a paint chip. I have to believe even a tiny meteoroid would >have done more damage than just punching a hole through the panel. >Consider this image: > >http://images.gizmag.com/inline/space-debris-kessler-syndrome-nasa-debri >sat-7.jpg > >Note the ratio of the impactor's diameter to that of the hole produced. >And this was for the relatively slow velocity of 6.8 km/sec -- a >micrometeoroid would likely have a velocity at least twice as great. > >--Rob > > > >______________________________________________ > >Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > Received on Tue 30 Apr 2013 05:23:57 PM PDT |
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