Re: [meteorite-list] Hot vs. Cold again...

Also important is to consider that the body in space may well have been a good fraction of a meter (or more) across. But a meteorite producing body didn't just ablate, it most likely fragments. And the small fragments very, very rapidly drop below the speed necessary to sustain ablation. So wha

Re: [meteorite-list] Hot vs. Cold again...

Hi Elton, > Any body arriving from space is at least -60�c and closer to -120�c to -180�c > based on > some black body studies of asteroids-- IIRC The temperature for a typical earth-crossing asteroid with a chondritic composition is actually likely to be warmer than this -- perhaps -20 C. Depe

Re: [meteorite-list] Hot vs Cold again...wasmMeteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

This was looked into several times in the list history. I am recalling details from those discussions/my research. Any body arriving from space is at least -60°c and closer to -120°c to -180°c based on some black body studies of asteroids-- IIRC The temperature at the air-meteoroid boundary

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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

Hi Bob, I agree that some people are burned by the cold. But after reading many first hand reports I think that the “cold enough to burn” meteorites are those that are found ON the ground. The “too hot to touch” meteorites are the ones that have punched through something. I can’t prove it, bu

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

People that have unknowingly picked up a piece of dry ice with their bare hands have sworn that it is burnt their fingers. Bob Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 1:22 PM, Tommy via Meteorite-list wrote:   Hi Peter!     I get the friction part but THAT much friction?

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

There's really no way for such a stone to be heated significantly by the energy dissipated when crashing through a roof. In all likelihood, the reason that observed falls are reported as hot is because people expect hot, and confuse hot with cold. I don't think the incidence of reports of heat

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

Hi Tom, You could very well be right. Thanks, Peter -Original Message- From: Tommy [mailto:tomm...@hvc.rr.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2016 4:49 PM To: Peter Scherff Cc: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof Pe

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

Peter, I'm going to go with the theory she was mistaken. I'm sure the crash kind of messed her mind up a tad at the time of impact. Regards! Tom On 06/28/2016 04:29 PM, Peter Scherff wrote: Hi Tom, Yes, I think so. There are too many reports of meteorites being hot to the touch. Those r

[meteorite-list] Meteorite temperature (again)

If the meteorite had a temperature significantly different from ambient, I'd go with extremely cold (e.g. -30 F). To the unsuspecting, bitter cold could be misinterpreted as very hot. If you don't believe me, try putting a clothes iron in the freezer for a couple hours and then surprise someone

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

Hi Tom, Yes, I think so. There are too many reports of meteorites being hot to the touch. Those reports are almost always about meteorites that have punched through something (building, vehicle or ground). I trust this mass of anecdotal evidence. But we won't know for sure until some starts shooti

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

Hi Peter! I get the friction part but THAT much friction? Tom On 06/28/2016 04:09 PM, Peter Scherff wrote: Hi Tom, I believe that part i.e. "I picked up the largest chunk and let go quickly as it was very hot,". Have you ever held a nail that you just pulled out of a board? The nail is v

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

Hi Tom, I believe that part i.e. "I picked up the largest chunk and let go quickly as it was very hot,". Have you ever held a nail that you just pulled out of a board? The nail is very warm. The friction of punching a hole through a home, car or the ground can heat up a meteorite. Now if they star

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Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Crashes Through Thailand House Roof

"I picked up the largest chunk and let go quickly as it was very hot," 65-year-old home-owner Bualom Chalomprai said. " Her mind must have been playing tricks on her. Regards! Tom On 06/28/2016 03:02 PM, Ron Baalke via Meteorite-list wrote: __ V

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