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

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Hello Tom,
This is because of the high velocity that the biggest fragments will travel
further than the smallest ones, which will be more sensitive to friction
with the atmosphere and therfore slow down and reach the ground before.
Kind regards,

Frederic Beroud
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Knudson" <peregrineflier at npgcable.com>
To: "met list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 8:04 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Velocity vs. mass vs. drag?


> 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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