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Re: (meteorobs) Re: March 9th, 2000, Arkansas fireball
May I inquire as to which fireball is in reference here. I see two replies
and do not know which one I am reading??
Thanks,
Roger
>From: Markku Vanamo <mvanamo@sci.fi>
>Reply-To: meteorobs@jovian.com
>To: meteorobs@jovian.com
>Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Re: March 9th, 2000, Arkansas fireball
>Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 01:47:12 +0200
>
>KevTK@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 3/16/00 11:03:04 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > stuart@ficnetdot net writes:
> >
> > <<The fact that it did not ignite the car was probably because it hit
> > beside the taillight, not the petrol tank or soft trim. I have no doubt
>that
> > it could have set dry scrub alight had it landed on it. Not much dry
>scrub in
> > NYC; some scrub in Japan, but not usually dry.>>
> >
> > The fact that it did not ignite the car was because the stone was not
> > burning. BTW Peekskill is about 125 miles north of NYC.
> >
>
> But isn't there still the impact energy. And hitting on a car and
>crashing it should produce few sparks that could ignate the car. Or
>striking on an another rock on the ground could produce sparks.
>
>markku
>
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