Re: [meteorite-list] Composition of Russian bolide smoke trail

2013-02-22 Thread GeoZay
>>When we look at the smoke trail or meteor train from the Russian > fireball, what we're seeing is fine meteor dust lit up by the sun, > correct? Is there a water vapor component as well? > Thank you for your responses. > Bob<< Bob, I don't know about any water vapor trail, but I bet there's

Re: [meteorite-list] Composition of Russian bolide smoke trail

2013-02-22 Thread Jim Wooddell
Hello Bob and List I think it is completely both. In the future, we may hear more about this. I would like to know if they launch any Wx balloons in that area to see what conditions were at that altitude. Would have been great if they could have launched a ballon that could have sampled that cl