[meteorite-list] Meteors Raining From the Sky

From: bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:28:21 2004
Message-ID: <DIIE.000000430000125F_at_paulinet.de>

> Also, the fact that Jon was able to take a second photograph a
> couple of minutes later and still capture the red glow causes one
> to question the fireball theory. A fireball passes through the atmo-
> sphere fast, within a few seconds. If it had been a meteor, it is
> highly unlikely that there would be any evidence of its passage a
> couple of minutes after its appearance.

On the other hand there are reports about the Sikhote-Alin dust trail
having been been observable for several hours before "the particles
precipitated or were scattered by the wind." Or, remember the long-
lasting dust clouds left by the fireballs of both the Pasamonte eucrite
and the Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrites.

Bernd
Received on Fri 03 Oct 2003 01:48:38 PM PDT