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Re: Leonid meteoroid storm

To: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: Leonid meteoroid storm
From: Mike DiMuzio <mdimuzio@cisnet.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 14:48:52 +0000
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Ron Baalke wrote:

> >In November, the Earth's atmosphere will be hit with the most severe
> >meteor shower in 33 years, a bombardment of debris that could damage or
> >destroy some of the nearly 500 satellites that provide worldwide
> >communications, navigation and weather-watching.
> >
> >Leonid meteoroid storm is coming this November.
>
> Sounds like a movie trailer.
>
> There will definitely be increased activity in the Leonids meteor shower
> in November 1998.  A meteor storm?  Maybe.  It is more likely to happen
> the following year, in November 1999.
>
> Ron Baalke

 Actually, there is a story on the CNN website at
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9804/27/leonid.meteor/index.html
about a conference held about the possibility of satellite damage
during the Leonid Shower.

Mike
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Mike DiMuzio    mdimuzio@cisnet.com

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Re: Leonid meteoroid storm

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