(meteorobs) Re: Excerpts from "CCNet 97/2000 - 28 September 2000"

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• Subject: (meteorobs) Re: Excerpts from "CCNet 97/2000 - 28 September 2000"
• From: Phil Plait <badastro@badastronomy.com> (via Lew Gramer)
• Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 18:52:55 -0400
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Hello--

My comment on CCNet about compressional heating is what I determined after
a lengthy talk with John Lewis as well as reading Opik and a few other
texts. Oberg's comments are basically correct; also, meteorites tend to 
have ablated material cooled and hardened on their 'back' side, indicating
a relatively low amount of friction with oncoming air. 

If anyone has more, I'd love to hear it. Dispensing astronomy myths
is literally my business! ;-)

- -Phil Plait

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