Re: [meteorite-list] Don t skip looking at this!

2010-05-25 Thread Steve Dunklee
Could nt it be like a solar pool game where one piece for some reason is impacted from behind changing its direction? I saw this happen in a fall that landed near Denver a few yeas back. As the meteorite entered the upper atmosphere it broke into 3 pieces at first they seperated in a line but

Re: [meteorite-list] Don t skip looking at this!

2010-05-25 Thread GeoZay
As the meteorite entered the upper atmosphere it broke into 3 pieces at first they seperated in a line but when the forward most piece hit the more solid air is slowed rapidly leaving a wake of thinner air behind it. This caused the second piece to catch up to the first and impact with it

Re: [meteorite-list] Don t skip looking at this!

2010-05-25 Thread Warren Sansoucie
. Louis MO Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 08:15:14 -0700 From: steve.dunk...@yahoo.com To: i...@meteorites.com.au; mstrema...@yahoo.com; cyna...@charter.net; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Don t skip looking at this! Could