Re: (meteorobs) Retardation Curve on the Web?

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• Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Retardation Curve on the Web?
• From: Wayne Watson <mtnviews@earthlinkdot net>
• Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:11:04 -0700
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Best to take a look in Norton's book, pg. 61, I think. For various meteoroid masses, it basically shows
how far a meteoroid will drive into the earth's atmosphere and how fast it will drop to the surface once
it has slowed to its retardation speed.

Robert Gardner wrote:

> What is a "retardation curve"?
>
> Wayne Watson wrote:
>
> > Anyone know where I can find a meteor retardation curve on the web. I tried Google but have come up
> > short so far.
> >
> > --
> >             Wayne T. Watson (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N, 2,701 feet)
> >
> >           "Progress might have been all right once but it has gone on far too long."
> >                                                -- Ogden Nash
> >

... snip

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• (meteorobs) Retardation Curve on the Web?
• From: Wayne Watson <mtnviews@earthlinkdot net>
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