Hello Lars, the temperature of meteoroids in space was explicitely calculated with the famous Neuschwanstein meteorite, which fell on April 6, 2002 in Bavaria. It was the fourth meteorite fall in history with a photographed and therefore precisely calculated orbit around the sun.
The equilibrium temperature of the Neuschwanstein meteoroid was at the time of impact (1.0 a.u): 278 K = +5° C in the aphelion of its orbit (4.0 a.u.): 139 K = -134° C in the perihelion of its orbit (0.8 a.u.): 313 K = + 40° C It's rather simple physics to determine these values. If you are interested to learn more about it, please contact me off list. Best regards Dieter Heinlein DLR Fireball Network ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lars Pedersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:27 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] meteoroid temperature > Hi List > > What is the temperature of a meteoroid drifting thrue space ? > > Is it too small to absorb radiation-energi from the sun ? > > Wondering > Lars Pedersen > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
