[meteorite-list] More exact information about the norwegian fall

From: Bjorn Sorheim <astrogeo_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Jun 14 14:37:49 2006
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.2.20060614162725.04553e78_at_pop.online.no>

List,
I have tried getting more exact information on this fall.
In Norway any more exact info has not come out in the last days as far
as I know. Partly this is because the first sensational rush has died down,
and there is no reason to believe a Hiroshima explosion or anything
aproximating
that took place. Neither, as I write in another post, is an impact point or
crater/scar
found. The astromomers/scientist involved is not letting out more
information right know. They are probably considering what to do, or maybe
considereing just waiting to see if anything more pops up.

Personally I have been gathering information about this event using the
best info I can find.

I will put out some preliminary results, just to get this case in a more
sensible
direction:

I have found an endpoint height using the local witness information and photos
  (this is all my work):

Endpoint (Hemmungspunkt): 27.8 km (quite certain)
Inclination (quite uncertain) : near 45 degrees
Coming from direction : W through N to E

Visible in an area of over 400 km.
Sounds (explosions etc.) for about 100 km , possibly more.
Sounded like a canon, rifle shot, thunder. As known, many was awaken
by the sounds, hypersonic bang/explosion in the North Reisadalen area.
Light phenomena: Even though there was a midnight sun low in the north, the
meteor lit up the mountains and landscape, it was like a white lightning.
The fireball was red in color and was fragmenting.
Only two persons has come out in the media with photos.
There seems to be no video. A bit unfortunately these two persons
are placed just a few km from each other and around 60 to 80 km
from the explosion.

So I wonder what the list make out of these more precise facts?

One question I have: How much further from the retardation point (end
point) in km
would the pieces travel given the numbers above?

Bj?rn S?rheim,
in Norway
Received on Wed 14 Jun 2006 10:29:23 AM PDT