Re: (meteorobs) Re: FWD: Meteor or something else?

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: FWD: Meteor or something else?
• From: Luigi Foschini <L.Foschini@fisbat.bo.cnrdot it>
• Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 16:56:45 +0200
• Cc: aprilmit@hpd.acast.novadot edu
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April Mitchinson (via Lew Gramer) wrote:
 
> I don't know if I am convinced it was a meteor.  Aren't they supposed to
> breakup as soon as they hit out atmosphere?? 

Yes, meteoroids generally breakup during their atmospheric path. I would
like to invite you to see the image at the site:

http://tycho.dm.unipidot it/~foschini/gallery/bolide.html

If you have seen something similar, you have seen a very bright meteor
(bolide).

Cheers,

Luigi



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• (meteorobs) Re: FWD: Meteor or something else?
• From: April Mitchinson <aprilmit@hpd.acast.novadot edu> (via Lew Gramer)

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