Date:         Mon, 20 Jan 2003 07:57:33 -0700
Reply-To:     Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
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From:         Ben McCafferty <ben@VOLKSCAFE.COM>
Subject:      Terminal velocity, was:  Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
Comments: To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20030117.190235.304.12.wilden1@juno.com>
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Sorry, but can someone tell me if terminal velocity applies to meteors?  In
other words, if it does, wouldn't this meteor have the same speed and
momentum as a rock of equivalent size dropped from the top of a skyscraper?
If so, it makes more sense that the damage is appropriate.  Hmmmm....
tx,
bmc  :)
Ben McCafferty
ben@volkscafe.com

Volks Cafe
1823 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA  95062
831-426-1244
http://www.volkscafe.com


> From: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> Reply-To: Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
> Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 19:02:34 -0600
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Friday - hazards to our van (LVC)
>
> Since this Meteor probably weighed several tons at the beginning of its
> trip it is nice that it burned off a little before impact.
>
> Stan Wilder
>
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:04:10 -0700 Bill N <freeholder@STARBAND.NET>
> writes:
>> This meteor was at the bottom of that scale initially.  In addition,
>> it hit at a very shallow
>> angle.  Instead of coming straight down, it was going sideways, and
>> passed through several
>> hundred miles of atmosphere before finally falling to earth.  If it
>> had come straight down, it
>> would have caused a LOT more damage.
>
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