[meteorite-list] re: meteorite lands near Mt. Fuji Japan

[Marco Langbroek]

 > List,
 >    At 8:05pm local time on May 19, about 9 minutes
 > ago, I observed a meteorite entering the atmosphere
 > and the luminescence ended at about 10,000 feet.  It
 > appeared to have terminated in the area of Mt. Fuji.
 >
 > Dirk Ross..Tokyo


Dirk, I am wondering: how can you know the end altitude? You have to triangulate 
photographs or video images taken from at least 2 well-separated locations to 
know that. Also, this end altitude would be quite low for a meteorite, although 
not entirelly impossible.

- Marco

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Dr Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)

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