The "big flare-up" is a bad sign for meteorites
coming from an object. Observed falls tend to
have a long steady burn that suddenly goes
dark at the end.
This would mean that the object has been slowed
enough for ablation to stop, and that would usually
be necessary for survival of any part of an object.
The short bright re-entry with flare-up is a sign
of coming in without a wing and prayer...
Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Catterton" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:17 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] I Witnessed large fireball last night in
NC
LOL, ok you got me there. No doubt it was a meteor is what I guess I
should have said.
Greg C.
--- On Thu, 9/10/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] I Witnessed large fireball last night in
NC
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009, 4:14 PM
>>No doubt was a
meteorite...<<
I don't have much doubt that it was a meteor, but
have a little more doubt
that you saw a meteorite. :O)
GeoZay
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