[meteorite-list] Stardust SRC Hot to the touch?

From: Martin Horejsi <accretiondesk_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jan 18 08:39:44 2006
Message-ID: <9c2f96d20601180539v2516edd4vd00d48c8f7f4a70_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Ron and All,

I am wondering why the Stardust SRC might arrive to earth too hot to
touch, yet the mantra for meteorites is they must be cold even though
history is littered with witnesses claiming the stones and irons were,
you guessed it, too hot to touch.

Here is an excerpt from the Stardust press kit, page: 14-15:

Following a normal entry, the capsule will be hand-carried to the
helicopter for trans-
port. The capsule will be warm; temperature of the heat shield could
be as high as 60 Celsius (140 Fahrenheit), so handlers will be
required to wear protective gloves.

Cheers,

Martin
Received on Wed 18 Jan 2006 08:39:41 AM PST