> Also, the fact that Jon was able to take a second photograph a > couple of minutes later and still capture the red glow causes one > to question the fireball theory. A fireball passes through the atmo- > sphere fast, within a few seconds. If it had been a meteor, it is > highly unlikely that there would be any evidence of its passage a > couple of minutes after its appearance.
On the other hand there are reports about the Sikhote-Alin dust trail having been been observable for several hours before "the particles precipitated or were scattered by the wind." Or, remember the long- lasting dust clouds left by the fireballs of both the Pasamonte eucrite and the Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrites. Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
