[meteorite-list] TAMEDAGHT PHENOMENA MUSEUM METEORITE?

From: Chris Peterson <clp_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:15:45 -0600
Message-ID: <404DFFE2F7474370B2339A73884DCB84_at_bellatrix>

Not only that, but the bulk of the impacting meteorite would still be cold.
A few millimeters of incandescent surface wouldn't do this. The only way to
get significant heat at the point of impact is from the kinetic energy of
the collision itself. And that much energy shouldn't leave much of the
original material larger than dust. The whole thing is fishy.

Chris

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>I cannot see how this could happen....surely for it to happen the meteorite
>would have to still be in incandescent flight on impact which would be too
>fast for a stoney meteorite to survive like this...what does anyone else
>think?
>
> Graham Ensor, UK
Received on Sat 18 Apr 2009 04:15:45 PM PDT