Re: [meteorite-list] More on meteorite temperature

2016-07-01 Thread Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list
rt out hot. --Rob -Original Message- From: lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu [mailto:lebof...@lpl.arizona.edu] Sent: Friday, July 01, 2016 7:47 AM To: Matson, Rob D. Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] More on meteorite temperature Hi Rob: Did you remember an obje

Re: [meteorite-list] More on meteorite temperature

2016-07-01 Thread Larry Lebofsky via Meteorite-list
Hi Rob: Did you remember an object is only illuminated by the Sun half the time? Larry > Hi All, > > Playing Devil's Advocate, I decided to try coming up with a scenario that > attempts to maximize the > thermal equilibrium temperature of a chondritic meteoroid just prior to > encountering the

[meteorite-list] More on meteorite temperature

2016-07-01 Thread Matson, Rob D. via Meteorite-list
Hi All, Playing Devil's Advocate, I decided to try coming up with a scenario that attempts to maximize the thermal equilibrium temperature of a chondritic meteoroid just prior to encountering the earth's atmosphere. The typical formula for computing the thermal equilibrium temperature for an

[meteorite-list] More on meteorite temperature

2016-07-01 Thread Rob Matson via Meteorite-list
Hi All, Posted this from work over 7 hours ago but seems not to have worked, so resending from home...--Rob - - - - Hi All, Playing Devil's Advocate, I decided to try coming up with a scenario that attempts to maximize the thermal equilibrium temperature of a chondritic meteoroid just