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Hi List, If you think about it a second. : ) With such a steep
entry angle the biggest pieces would not have to be at the far end of the strewn
field. The momentum that caries bigger pieces further would not be a factor,
they would be rather random.
Thanks, Tom
Peregrineflier
The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:41
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DOD
Satellites Detect March 2003 Bolide Over Park Forest
Hi Mike and List,
I am repeating what I was told by a very informed
source and I agree it doesn't make sense. Since I have only seen three
partial plots that need to be merged I can not see the reversal effect that is
being authored by another List member, maybe he will comment. What I did
notice is three large clusters or concentrations on the plots which I
found very interesting. Now that the direction issue has been solved I
wish they would have reported the retardation altitude.
All the best,
Adam
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:31
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DOD
Satellites Detect March 2003 Bolide Over Park Forest
The Portales Valley and Johnstown Strewnfields
were backwards.
I am confused about Park Forest though, the
larger pieces were all in the center to northern part of the strewnfield, if
the firebass came from the southwest to the northeast, would this not make
it perfectly correct?
Mike Farmer
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:17
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DOD
Satellites Detect March 2003 Bolide Over Park Forest
Dear List Members,
It looks like some are starting to realize
the secret of the Park Forest strewnfield, it is reversed. I think
this has happened only a couple times in history. I hinted at this
in a June 15th post to the list not wanting to take the element of
surprise away from a person who is authoring a paper on this very
subject.
All the best,
Adam
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Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:01
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] DOD
Satellites Detect March 2003 Bolide Over Park Forest
Hello Folks,
This whole thing has me a
bit perplexed for several reasons. First, the stone my brother and I
recovered had a distinct angle of entry that I saw and documented, and
passed on to Mr. Sipiera. That trajectory definately indicated that the
offending stone came in from the S.E. and was heading in a N.W.
direction. I determined this before ever being subjected to other
theoriesof direction of entry. I also spoke with eyewitnesses in the
days that followed and all backed up that conclusion.
On a second
trip I met with a man named Atul Kumar, He isn't a scientist but he has
been gathering info on the strewn field for the astronomy club that he
is involved with. He has compiled quite a list/map of stones that were
recovered, including weights and locations of recovery, and his map
indicates the same S.E. to N.W. direction, with the larger stones coming
from the N.W. end of the strewn field.
Of course I can't argue with
the DOD satellite observation, but it sure is contradictory to what I've
been thinking all along! The satellite indicates an entry of exactly the
opposite of what the strewn field maps look like that I have seen, and
my own recoveries, 70 gram stone in Steger, 638gram stone in P.F.
indicate at the very least a South to North trajectory, (roughly).
No
matter how you slice it, based on the DOD satellite info, the larger
stones should be south of the small ones, and this is just not the
case.
Is human error possible, between interpretation of the
satellite data and publication of said information?
Curious minds
want to know,
Larry
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