Who was first to spot this one coming in....and how ling before? Graham
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 5:00 PM, Ron Baalke <baa...@zagami.jpl.nasa.gov> wrote: > > >From MPEC 2014-A02: > > http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K14/K14A02.html > > It is virtually certain that 2014 AA hit the Earth's atmosphere on > 2014 Jan. 2.2 +/- 0.4, as demonstrated by independent calculations by > Bill Gray, the MPC and Steve Chesley (JPL). According to Chesley, the > impact locations are widely distributed, most likely falling on an arc > extending from Central America to East Africa, with a best-fit location > just off the coast of West Africa on Jan. 2.10. 2014 AA was unlikely to > have survived atmospheric entry intact, as it was comparable in size to > 2008 TC3, the only other example of an impacting object observed > prior to atmospheric entry. > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list