[meteorite-list] Velocity a meteorite hits the ground?

From: Aubrey Whymark <tektites_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:23:33 +0800
Message-ID: <c4604300904082223o37da0e05s43e386272907412c_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi

I'm sure this is a very simple question. The other day I was caught in
a hail storm and was hit by 30-35mm diameter hail stones. One hit my
exposed hand and made a nasty bruise. At what speed were these hail
stones falling? By comparison, at roughly what speed do meteorites
fall assuming they have lost all of their cosmic velocity. I am
assuming it will be a little faster as meteorites are heavier and so
the drag will have less of an effect.

Thanks, Aubrey
Received on Thu 09 Apr 2009 01:23:33 AM PDT