[meteorite-list] OT: Live Video of Iceland Eruption

2021-03-22 Thread Paul via Meteorite-list
I know this is not meteorite related. Live video of an erupting volcano can just as fun. Iceland Eruption Live Stream | Geldingadalur Daily Iceland, March 22, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApcVizUV0Xk Helstu tíðindi: Gas mælist yfir hættumörkum

Re: [meteorite-list] [EXTERNAL] Meteorite-list Digest, Vol 222, Issue 24

2021-03-22 Thread Fries, Marc D. (JSC-XI211) via Meteorite-list
AMS reports four significant fireballs over the weekend: https://amsmeteors.org/2021/03/four-fireballs-spotted-during-the-week-end/ I checked the three stateside events on NEXRAD radar and couldn't find anything convincing. The Pennsylvania one does show up in GLM imagery, in the GOES-16

Re: [meteorite-list] hot vs. cold meteorite falls

2021-03-22 Thread Chris Peterson via Meteorite-list
A meteoroid in space is nominally at or just above freezing (i.e. 0° C), but there is a fair range around that, especially toward the higher end, depending on its emissivity. It almost certainly will not be very cold. Space is not "cold". It is, of course, dominated by radiative heating and

[meteorite-list] hot vs. cold meteorite falls

2021-03-22 Thread Eric Christensen via Meteorite-list
There was a recent discussion on a social media forum about a stone from the recent Punggur fall being warm enough on impact to melt a synthetic bedsheet.   I followed the discussion with interest but don't have an account on that platform - so wanted to post here.  The original poster also

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2021-03-22 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Today''s Meteorite Picture of the Day: Australite Contributed by: Sang-Hyeok, Lee http://www.tucsonmeteorites.com/mpodmain.asp?DD=03/22/2021 __ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at