Re: (meteorobs) Fwd Query: Impact from New Zealand fireball?

• To: meteorobs@jovian.com
• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Fwd Query: Impact from New Zealand fireball?
• From: GeoZay@aol.com
• Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 19:09:38 EDT
• CC: tret@cebu.fapenet.org
• Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
• Sender: owner-meteorobs@jovian.com

In a message dated 99-07-09 18:28:13 EDT, you write:

tret<< 
  - how come seismographs picked up some form of activity when the meteor
 was alleged to have exploded in the atmosphere
 
  - was there an impact? if so .. where is the crater ?
  >>

Because seismographs are senstive enough to detect the sonic booms that 
occurs in the atmosphere. The sonics are just like that of an airplane or 
space shuttle breaking the sound barrier. They are quite loud.
GeoZay
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