Re: (meteorobs) Hot Meteorite

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Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Hot Meteorite
From: Mike Boschat <aa063@chebucto.nsdot ca>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:08:49 -0300
Organization: Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Centre
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Hello:

> How probable is it that a meteorite would be so hot that
> a person "using potholders, had to put it down 3 times"
> to carry it out of the house"?
> Sincerely,
> Barbara Wilson
 
 The only thing I ever read was that a meteorite is warm to the
touch and if you were able to break it open it would be ice cold 
inside because the heat would not have had time to go all the way
into it as it was in the atmosphere. I'm assuming this is for iron
meteorites but could be different for stony and stony-irons.
Also a meteorite would not cause a fire or be burning on the ground
as seen in movies.

My .02 cents

-- 
Clear skies
---------------
Michael Boschat
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Halifax Center

My astronomy page: http://www.atm.daldot ca/~andromed
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(meteorobs) Hot Meteorite

From: "Barbara Wilson" <bwilson2@ixdot netcom.com>