(meteorobs) Difference between Bolides and Fireballs -OT
jeffrey wilson
smellystinkbug at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 13 09:58:52 EDT 2008
The difference betweeen a fireball and a bolide is a bolide and a fireball is that a bolide is a meteor which may or may not burst into flames; a fireball is also a meteor whcih bursts into flames; it also may come out of a roman candle on the 4th of July!
Jean-Louis.RAULT at fr.thalesgroup.com wrote:
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> There are to many different ways sound can be produced to use it as a
> definition.
>
> a) Earth impact.
> b) Ablation detonations.
> c) Electrophonics.
> d) Any of the above, and whether heard or not would be an issue.
>
May I suggest that c) is still a speculative assumption ?
Regards
Jean-Louis Rault F6AGR
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