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Re: (meteorobs) More on the Jordan event
Dear All,
Please look at details of the Jordan fireball event investigation by
Jordanian
Astronomical Society, and nice pictures of the impact site!
http://www.jas.org.jo/mett.html
It was a typical (and little known) geophysical event, which I call a
geophysical meteor
(the last well-known example was in Salisbury, USA half a year ago).
You can read my preliminary analysis at
www.geocities.com/olkhov/gr1997.htm
Sincerely,
Andrei Ol'khovatov
Russia, Moscow
----- Original Message -----
From: <KevTK@aol.com>
To: <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: 26 апреля 2001 г. 3:29
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) More on the Jordan event
> In a message dated 4/25/01 8:36:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> olkhovatov@mtu-net.ru writes:
>
> << "The meteor shot through the sky from west to east before a part of
it
> came down a half kilometer (quarter mile) from the village, sparking
an
> explosion and then a fire with four-meter (12-foot) flames for 10
meters
> (100 feet) straight," Mikdadi told AFP. >>
>
> So I guess in other words it was still ionizing, and
fragmented -maybe 30 to
> 50miles up - as it went below the horizon. So if anything fell it
could be a
> few hundred miles away to the east ...
>
> If Nininger was locating this meteorite he would continue traveling
east
> until witnesses say it landed just to the west. Then start looking.
>
>
> -kk
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