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Re: Bolide - Defined



mblood wrote:

> Dear Joel C., George, Al, Joseph, et al
>         The Oxford English Dictionary is THE authoritative source for English
> word definition. It lists BOLIDE as follows:
> -"A large meteor; usually one that explodes and falls in the form of
> aerolites {meteorites}; a fire ball." (bracketed definition of
> "aerolites" is mine)

I dunno.. all this argueing about what constitutes a meteor, meterite or bolide or
whatever... you should follow my lead and remember they are all asteroids of
varying sizes :-)

TTFN
Jim

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