[meteorite-list] Genisis Crash

[Charles Viau]

Yes, but the probe had a significant difference then a solid, smooth object.
It was irregular in shape, and was probably light for it's surface area in
respect to a glob of metal or stone. The characteristics through the
atmosphere after losing cosmic velocity should be very different. The
atmospheric drag on an object like this should me much greater, thus one
would suspect that a meteorite that loses cosmic velocity should fall to
earth much faster?  What say you physics guru's?

CharlyV

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We all are hoping that a significant amount of science can still be salvaged

from the Genisis Probe. But, the crash did give us a great science 
demonstration!

At approximately 300 km/hr at impact, the probe gave us a great 
demonstration of what the terminal velosity of a meteorite is (after 
atmosphere penetration had eliminated its cosmic velosity )!

Chuck
http://www.ottawa.rasc.ca/astronomy/earth_craters/index.html

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