[meteorite-list] Meteor Reported in Australia

[Michael Farmer]

Juris, indeed, most meteors we all know are moving so fast and burn up. These large ones that drop meteorites slow down enough that the air pressures on the body can move it around. I think it would be extremely rare anyway, but with an odd shaped meteorite, and a hard one like an iron, when it slows down enough, I would think that the air can easily force it to rotate and spin. 
Mike Farmer
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: JPBrockets at aol.com 
  To: meteoritehunter at comcast.net ; m.fries at gl.ciw.edu ; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 11:13 AM
  Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteor Reported in Australia


  In a message dated 6/30/2004 11:57:38 AM Mountain Daylight Time, meteoritehunter at comcast.net writes:
    Portales Valley was spinning when it fell, so I think that if the body has a
    strange angled shape, that it can tumble, or spin while falling, I doubt
    that it was zig zagging as in changing directions like they suggest.
    Mike Farmer
  Hello Mike and List Members:

  I have seen my fair share of meteors - and can only once remember one deviating from a straight path.  It had the SLIGHTEST of ziggs to one side about half way through its flight.  This meteor was one of two that were a couple of seconds apart, in parallel paths almost right on top of each other.  These are also the only two meteors I have ever heard - with a distinct "woosh" after they passed.  They left a trail that lingered about for 30 seconds or so.

  Now in all fairness, this event happened 30 or so years ago.... I do have one witness.  My sister was there with me and remembers the two meteors.  Further details however are lacking in her memory.

  Juris Breikss
  jpbrockets at aol.com
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