It looks like they believe the meteor came from the asteroid belt out past Mars. There is a new paper posted on Arxiv http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/russian-meteor-analysis-orbit-apollo-asteroid-130226.htm
James, you said that it could not have been pulled in from a comet and came from another direction. Do you have calculations or papers to reference supporting that? Comet PannSTARS arrives in a couple of weeks to the closest point to Earth. Comet Hergenrother broke-up in November. I wonder where all those chunks/nuclei go? Harry, the one other way I see that the meteor may have been orbiting the other Asteroid is if you employ quantum physics and assume one/both were much more massive than their volume implies. This would allow a much higher velocity orbit around each in space. Our observable mass is off by a factor of 25 everywhere else in the universe (5% baryonic vs. 95% dark) so why not stretch our minds just a bit and assume it might apply right here in our backyard. Stewart darkmattersalot.com On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> wrote: > The calculations here relfect of view that they are relatable only in > ways which respect to the "laws of physics". > > Harry > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Harry Veeder <hveeder...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > The calculation of odds doesn't reveal relatedness. It is a deduction > > based on theory of how they might related. > > > > Harry > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I would point out: > >> > >> 1. The event did occur. > >> > >> 2. A causal connection between the two objects seems exceedingly > unlikely, > >> since they came from different directions at different times. No one has > >> suggested how there could be a connection, as far as I know. > >> > >> 3. Therefore it is coincidence, no matter how unlikely that may seem. > >> > >> - Jed > >> > >
