[meteorite-list] Crackpot in the news

Darren Garrison cynapse at charter.net
Sat Apr 23 23:55:06 EDT 2005


On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 22:43:48 -0500, "Sterling K. Webb" <kelly at bhil.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>    To be distinguishable in a 125mm objective, on a night of perfect seeing, with maximum contrast (a
>white marble on the dark moon), that marble would have to be a minimum of 2.31 kilometers in diameter!
>    And, as a practical matter, it would have to be much bigger still if it were an aggie...
>

I'm still wondering over this line:

"Bush said it is common to see meteorites, pieces of a meteor, hitting the Moon's surface, however,
but it was a rare occurrence to catch a meteor strike."



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