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Re: (meteorobs) Re: hot meteorites
Didn't they say something about mud? I can see it being dry enough
for a fire, but if the thing landed in mud?
>My own take on this is to believe that most (notice I did not say all)
>meteorites are "cold" and incapable of starting fires upon impact. That
>said, however, I can imagine the following scenario:
>
>Cold, dense meteor falls at terminal velocity (~120mph) and strikes...
>
>A) a rock on the ground, shedding sparks that ignite surrounding dry
>material
>B) a vehicle or other metallic object containing volatile and/or flammable
>materials, again sparks, followed by fire.
>C)electrical wiring, more sparks...and fire.
>D)Much less likely, meteor has combustible core material (carbon) which
>smoulders after outer layers ablate away, combustible core material feeds on
>oxygen in the air during "dark fall" and upon impact is scattered to produce
>fire.
>
>Possible?
>
>terry
>
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