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Fireball colors?
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- Subject: Fireball colors?
- From: Matt Morgan <mhmeteorites@geocities.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1998 08:32:43 -0600
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Hi list:
I was talking with Jack Murphy at the Denver Museum yesterday and we
started discussing the recent fireball activity. He asked me if I could
correlate fireball color to meteorite type. I thought about it, but I
could not answer his question. I assume the color is based on the
chemical composition of the meteoroid. Does anyone know which
chemical/chemicals/minerals burn green, blue, or red for instance?
Thanks,
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Matt Morgan
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