[meteorite-list] re: meteorite lands near Mt. Fuji Japan

From: Marco Langbroek <marco.langbroek_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Aug 19 19:14:36 2005
Message-ID: <430667D8.6020706_at_wanadoo.nl>

> List,
> At 8:05pm local time on May 19, about 9 minutes
> ago, I observed a meteorite entering the atmosphere
> and the luminescence ended at about 10,000 feet. It
> appeared to have terminated in the area of Mt. Fuji.
>
> Dirk Ross..Tokyo


Dirk, I am wondering: how can you know the end altitude? You have to triangulate
photographs or video images taken from at least 2 well-separated locations to
know that. Also, this end altitude would be quite low for a meteorite, although
not entirelly impossible.

- Marco

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