That's nearly the definition I use, except... I consider a meteor to be just
the luminous aspect, not the body itself. So in my usage, a meteoroid still
exists during the meteor phase. That way I can distinguish between the
incandescent aspects and the body itself.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Kowalski" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Museum investigation: 'Probably a rock,not
meteorite'
I'd argue that a meteoroid becomes a meteor as soon as becomes incandescent
and it becomes a meteorite at instant incandescence ends.
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Richard Kowalski
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