There is probably a more accurate way of saying it but, I would venture to guess it's being emitted by the oxygen in the atmosphere as it is heated/excited by the bow shock wave in front of the meteor as it pushes through the atmosphere...
Original Message: ----------------- From: David Gunning [email protected] Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 07:56:14 -0400 (EDT) To: [email protected] Subject: [meteorite-list] Green Glowing Meteorites? Hi All, While checking-out available video footage of meteor falls I notice there appears to be a green colored glow emitting from the front of some meteors. Is this due to air pollution or is there another possible cause such as a chemical composition of particularly green glowing meteors being the likely cause? Too basic a question? Pardon my asking. Thanks. Dave Gunning ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
