Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

2011-01-17 Thread Regine Petersen
Hi all, can some of you explain to me the similarities of an exploding meteor and a nuclear bomb? There seem to be a lot of references and explosive asteroid events are often measured in Hiroshima bombs to scare the hell out of people. I always asked myself the question why that is? Is there

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

2011-01-17 Thread Chris Peterson
://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: Regine Petersen fips_br...@yahoo.de To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Chris Peterson c...@alumni.caltech.edu Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 2:39 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb Hi all, can some

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

2011-01-17 Thread Martin Altmann
Gesendet: Montag, 17. Januar 2011 22:39 An: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Chris Peterson Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb Hi all, can some of you explain to me the similarities of an exploding meteor and a nuclear bomb? There seem to be a lot

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

2011-01-17 Thread Regine Petersen
...@meteorite-martin.de schrieb am Mo, 17.1.2011: Von: Martin Altmann altm...@meteorite-martin.de Betreff: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb An: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Datum: Montag, 17. Januar, 2011 23:23 Uhr Hi Regine, because the TNT

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

2011-01-17 Thread John L
:23 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb Hi Regine, because the TNT-equivalent is the most common form to give the measure of energy released in an explosion. Big impacts of meteorites release a lot of energy due to the mighty kinetic energy

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

2011-01-17 Thread Barrett
[mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Regine Petersen Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 4:08 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com; Martin Altmann Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb Thank you Chris and Martin, which brings me

Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb

2011-01-17 Thread Regine Petersen
Ha, exactly what I mean... *scratch head* --- Barrett barret...@comcast.net schrieb am Di, 18.1.2011: Von: Barrett barret...@comcast.net Betreff: RE: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101-The Bolide and the Nuclear Bomb An: 'Regine Petersen' fips_br...@yahoo.de, Meteorite-list