(meteorobs) Artificial meteor experiment

[Ed Majden]

Also see:  	NASA SP-319  Evolutionary and Physical Properties of  
Meteoroids (1971)
                          Chapter 23
                         Artificial Meteor Ablation Studies by  
Maxwell B. Blanchard, Ames Research Center, NASA, Moffett Field, Calif.

Ed Majden


On 1-Oct-08, at 8:30 AM, meteoreye at comcast.net wrote:

>
> A bit off topic, but there was also another "artificial meteor"  
> experiment. The ESA's Jules Verne ATV was intentionally delayd so  
> as to return during the night so it could be photographed. Peter  
> Jenniskens apparently brought up the idea and ESA cooperated.
>
> Story here: (May get a short ad first)
> http://www.space.com/searchforlife/080925-seti-atv-breakup.html
>
> Video here (Ad precedes video)
>
> http://www.space.com/common/media/video.php? 
> videoRef=SP_080930_atv_reentry
>
> MW
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