[meteorite-list] Norwegian skydiver nearly struck by meteorite

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2014 17:58:57 -0400
Message-ID: <CAKBPJW9eozSiWa+8PocPA6WbvH_+8Tqz7w9VWU5SNrQuxu7+2w_at_mail.gmail.com>

I would be more impressed if a scuba diver was struck by a meteorite. ;)

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On 4/3/14, Chris Peterson <clp at alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> Yes, although with his shoot deployed, he's probably traveling fairly
> slowly with respect to terminal velocity.
>
> Chris
>
> *******************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
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> On 4/3/2014 2:13 PM, Michael Mulgrew wrote:
>> On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 12:39 PM, Chris Peterson wrote:
>>> I'd put the terminal velocity for a stone of that apparent size between
>>> 50
>>> and 100 m/s. Say, between 100 and 200 mph (and I'd lean towards the
>>> lower
>>> end given the tumbling).
>>
>> The sky divers are falling, so the relative speed between them and the
>> rock would be even less than the rock's terminal velocity.
>>
>> Michael in so. Cal.
>>
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