>> >> Dear List, >> >> We have a major green fireball event with fragmentation: >> >> >> http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/2011/03/breaking-news-major-texas-green.html >> >> This put rocks on the ground! >> >> Dirk Ross...Tokyo
The more reports on this event I read on this website, the more I'm convinced that no meteorites made it to the ground. A couple reports state that it "Streaked to the ground". A couple more stated it lasted about 3 seconds...a rather short period for a meteorite dropping meteor. Some reports are at 5 to 10 seconds. As an experienced meteor observer, I know for a fact that for most casual meteor sightings, duration times are notoriously longer than they really are. No serious reports about sonic booms also. This all sounds more like a fragile cometary object to me. They aren't known as meteorite droppers. As for the green color being reported, I wouldn't give that any meaning for the case of dropped meteorites or not. At the cost of gas nowadays, I wouldn't waste any time driving out to any proposed landing sites unless I just happened to live in the area. George Zay ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list