Hello Peter, Count, List, > Has anyone else noticed these or other > interesting characteristics of this meteorite?
As far as I know its preliminary classification is LL5 (S4; W0). As with Millbillillie, quite a few Chelyabinsk meteorites seem to be flight-oriented or at least flight-marked. I have a hunch that this has something to do with the entry / flight / explosion dynamics. Maybe the violent disruption of the original meteoroid (the spectacular, double cloud trail!) caused numerous fragments to be "propelled" into an almost or quasi-stable flight orientation when the meteoroid plunged into and hurtled through the denser layers of the atmosphere. Cheers, Bernd ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
