Re: [meteorite-list] Ram pressure question

Hi Patrick, This may help: http://www.meteorites.com.au/odds&ends/myths.html Cheers, Jeff - Original Message - From: "Patrick Wiggins" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 3:04 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Ram pressure question Hi all, Could someone pleas

Re: [meteorite-list] Ram pressure question

Exactly. Chris * Chris L Peterson Cloudbait Observatory http://www.cloudbait.com - Original Message - From: "Patrick Wiggins" To: Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:04 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Ram pressure question Hi a

[meteorite-list] Ram pressure question

Hi all, Could someone please explain what "ram pressure" is? Has it got something to do with when air is compressed it heats up so when a meteor passes through the atmosphere it compresses the air in front of it causing the air's temperature to rise and it's that heat that ablates all but the