(meteorobs) On the connection between nearby NEAs and the recent increase in fireballs...

[Wayne Hally]

Nice research, and well said Carl. Thanx!

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Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 2:47 AM
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Subject: (meteorobs) On the connection between nearby NEAs and the recent
increase in fireballs...


Hello Everybody,

There has been some talk about the recent flurry of fireballs being related
to the apparently large number of near-Earth asteroids (NEA) approaching
Earth over the past few days. As a NEA researcher, I'll take a quick stab at
investigating whether the connection is real.

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