Bolide is a term that it's good to avoid. It doesn't mean anything... or
rather, it means too many different things. "Fireball" unambiguously means a
meteor of a specific apparent brightness. "Bolide" is simply confusing.
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. Chastain" <[email protected]>
To: "Walter Branch" <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>; "Count Deiro"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101
Thanks for the definition.
Let's see if I have this straight....
Meteoroid = in space
Meteor = The act of the previous meteoroid entering the atmosphere and
producing light.
Meteorite = Meteoroid, now meteor, that landed and becomes a meteorite.
Let me muddy the waters a bit more:-)
Where does the term Bolide figure in as compared to a fireball?
I haven't found a good description of the difference.
Rod
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