[meteorite-list] Velocity vs. mass vs. drag?

[Michael L Blood]

Hi Tom,
        You forgot one part in your question: you ask, "Which is greater,
the forces of drag,  or the powers of velocity?" - however, it is the
combination of MASS and velocity which go into the larger pieces
falling at the end of the strewn field and the smaller ones falling
nearer the beginning.
        Best wishes, Michael


on 2/7/05 11:04 AM, Tom Knudson at peregrineflier at npgcable.com wrote:

> Hello List, I was wondering about strewn field layouts. It is said that the
> big pieces fall further than the smaller pieces.  But when does drag take
> over, with the bigger surface area, it would seem that the drag would slow
> them down faster than lets say the medium sized pieces. I could see the
> smallest pieces falling at the front of the strewn field but are the biggest
> pieces actually at the furthest end. Which is greater, the forces of drag,
> or the powers of velocity?
> 
> Thanks, Tom
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