Peekskill had an initial mass of about 10 tons, so it had an almost 2 meter
diameter.
Less is known about the Grand Teton object. Depending on its composition,
its size could have been as low as 3 meters, up to perhaps 15 meters. It was
certainly a larger object than Peekskill.
The Grand Teton event and Peekskill were both Earth grazing collisions, the
Peekskill obviously slightly less grazing.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Pete" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Bolides
Hi, all,
Speaking of the Grand Teton
http://fireball.meteorite.free.fr/1972_08_11/Video/video_g-t.html
http://fireball.meteorite.free.fr/1972_08_11/Video/video_g-t.html
Assuming it was a stony (since most meteorites are) would anyone care to
guess at the mass behind the show?
That high up and daylight, it would have to be at least SUV size, wouldn't
it?
If this is a worthwhile question, how about Peekskill, which so many of us
witnessed - how large would that have been at the start of it's descent?
I realize there are many variables at play, so of course they would be
ballpark estimates.
Cheers,
Pete
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