[meteorite-list] Russia mega meteor and asteroid 2012DA14 related, yes I think so...

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 22:51:26 -0700
Message-ID: <511F1E5E.4010805_at_alumni.caltech.edu>

It is 100% certain that the two bodies are unrelated, given the physical
impossibility of a single object producing the two completely different
trajectories involved. I'd suggest you study orbital dynamics before
making scientifically unsound suggestions.

NASA has made no "final verdict". It's initial analysis is no different
than what dozens of other meteor experts have concluded.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
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On 2/15/2013 8:56 PM, Bjorn Sorheim wrote:
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>
> All the various arguments against it being a connection between the
> russian meteor of today and the asteroid passage also today of 2012 DA14
> are quite shallow and actually faulty. The closest passage of a very
> large asteroid object ever and the the most damaging (for humans)
> meteorite fall ever in the same day and they are not related?? That is a
> joke! Added to this, can anyone with good knowledge (exact information)
> of the geometry of the two trajectories of these bodies just compare
> them? The best knowledge I got (from International Meteor Organization
> IMO) is pointing towards them being exact parallell, which would in
> effect exclude them from not being related. An object coming in shallow
> path from south could easily enter Russia from northeast in the morning.
> The earth rotates continuously and therefore entry from northeast is
> easily attainable. NASA (to the degree they have made a final verdict)
> is in error here. Unfortunately the world press has too little
> scientific background to counter an error from NASA and follow it as a
> flock of drowsy geese. Sorry but this is the situation in this case!
> Psychologically, I think this is a case (on the the part of NASA) as -
> DON't you grab MY puppy!! (being incidentally asteroid 2012 DA14) Well,
> Russia did just that, and the US reaction followed - not the first time
> actually...
>
> Bj?rn S?rheim
Received on Sat 16 Feb 2013 12:51:26 AM PST