Re: (meteorobs) Re: March 9th, 2000, Arkansas fireball

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: March 9th, 2000, Arkansas fireball
• From: Stop Light Pollution! <GLIBA@grovx3.gsfc.nasadot gov>
• Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2000 11:27:00 -0500
• Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
• Sender: owner-meteorobs@jovian.com

In regards to meteorites landing hot, Stuart Saunders recently wrote:

>    It would be nice to have the god-like wisdom required to be able to make
>absolute statements such as 'Meteorites don't start fires'.

FYI, it is common knowledge that most meteorites free fall, and actually cool
off during the end of their flights. Some have only been warm at best, and
others have had frost form on them shortly after being found after falling!

GWG
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• Re: (meteorobs) Re: March 9th, 2000, Arkansas fireball
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