[meteorite-list] What is this?

From: Jodie Reynolds <spacerocks_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:50:56 -0700
Message-ID: <1249709413.20130616235056_at_spaceballoon.org>

Not buying it, at least not at face value. Quite literally "doesn't add up".

It would have to survive at least another five orbits after Mir broke
up. And it would have been a very light piece. That's five orbits
AFTER its OBSERVED reentry!

My simulation puts it within a few kilometers altitude of the US
Army's tracking on Kwajalein Atoll, so I figure I can't be too far
off, this is what the final track + 4 more orbits would have looked
like. Even in that last orbit, it would have to be pretty perturbed
to make it there! My atmospheric interface is based on archived
data, but out there, the data isn't fantastic -- hence the probable
reason I'm at 128km vs the actual 120km significant interface, and why I'm at 93km when
the US Army's observation is at 90km.

If you told me it was found in Fiji, Australia, New Zealand - I'd
probably take a closer look at it. East Coast of the US? Psh. No.

Here's my reentry model + 4 orbits
http://spaceballoon.org/mir-reentry.png

--- Jodie

Sunday, June 16, 2013, 9:39:41 PM, you wrote:

> Hi List,

> There is something about this object that doesn't seem to add up.
> The claim is that it is a "piece" of an old "Mir" space station.
> http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/06/14/rock-found-in-amesbury-backyard-came-from-space-station/
> Comments?

> Cordially,

> Count Deiro
> IMCA 3536 MetSoc
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 Jodie                            mailto:spacerocks at spaceballoon.org

Received on Mon 17 Jun 2013 02:50:56 AM PDT