[meteorite-list] OT: Columbia reentry debris corridor

From: Matson, Robert <ROBERT.D.MATSON_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:18:25 2004
Message-ID: <AF564D2B9D91D411B9FE00508BF1C86901B4E6EB_at_US-Torrance.mail.saic.com>

Hi All,

I thought I'd take a hack at identifying prime landmarks (cities,
lakes, etc.) that I would expect to be near the centerline of
Columbia's reentry track, with some adjustment (read "guess") for
prevailing winds. I'll start with New Mexico and work backwards:

New Mexico
----------
Clovis
Sumner Lake
Santa Rosa
Albuquerque
Gallup

Arizona
-------

Hopi Indian Reservation
Shonto
Cedar Ridge
Page
Lake Powell

Utah

----
Big Water
Kanab
Mount Carmel Jct.
Zion National Park
St. George
Nevada
------
Caliente
Hiko
Goldfield
Tonopah
Coaldale
Basalt
California
----------
Mono Lake
Bridgeport
Yosemite National Park
Sacramento
Davis
Woodland
Vacaville
Oakville
Santa Rosa
"Connect the dots" using these cities and you'll have a fair
idea of the most probable corridor for Columbia debris west
of Texas.
Cheers,
Rob

Received on Thu 06 Feb 2003 03:30:05 AM PST