>>As far as finding debris well off the flight path, >>I think that it is possible with the shuttle tiles or any lightweight >>material. I have a sample of a shuttle tile that I purchased at the >>Visitor's Center at Kennedy Space Center. It is very light, and I can >>see it traveling large distances away from the shuttle by the winds,
> By the time >the debris has dropped low enough to experience significant >differential drag, it's already over western Nevada. Well, there is definite significent drag on the shuttle well before it reaches California. The shuttle is glowing (per the photos), and the astronauts have already embarked on their S-turns maneuvers to slow down the shuttle. Eyewitnesses in both California and Arizona have observed material coming off the shuttle, and then falling way behind quickly. Have you taken the jetstreams into account? Joshua Tree is directly south of western Nevada. I've looked at a jetstream map, and it showed all jetstreams from Nevada are heading south, towards southern California. Ron Baalke ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
