http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s919114.htm
Hundreds report burning meteor Australian Broadcasting Corporation August 7, 2003 Astronomers say it is unlikely the remnants of a blazing meteor seen by hundreds of people last night have landed on earth. The Perth Observatory was flooded with hundreds of phone calls from residents in the Goldfields, wheatbelt, and Great Southern when the meteor appeared about 6:20pm AWST yesterday. Astronomer Peter Birch says they reported a bright light with a long tail lasting between five and 10 seconds. He says the meteor would have completely vapourised 100 kilometres from the ground as it entered the earth's atmosphere. "It would have only been the size something like...a football at maximum, maybe only the size of a cricket ball," he said. "But it's come in at such speed that it's actually burnt up in the atmosphere, it's got very hot, and it's vapourised, and when these things happen, they get very bright and people can see them from a long way." ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
