Jim and list... the everyday media have overlooked an important aspect of the Rosat-reentry story, namely, that the entire telescope assembly (1.6 metric tons of carbon fiber and Zerodur ceramic glass) is predicted to land intact. think "Mini Cooper" falling from the sky" and you get the general idea. it took a lot of digging and coaxing with German and ESA officials, but they've confirmed this reality to me, as related here: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/132109883.html
of course, it remains the case that the chance of it striking a populated area is very, very, very small. clear skies, Kelly **************** J. Kelly Beatty Senior Contributing Editor SKY & TELESCOPE 617-416-9991 SkyandTelescope.com ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
