[meteorite-list] meteoroid temperature

[Darren Garrison]

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:27:00 +0100, "Lars Pedersen" <lbp at privat.tdcadsl.dk> wrote:

>Hi List
>
>What is the temperature of a meteoroid drifting thrue space ?
>

Cold.  Like, in the more than 100 degrees below zero range.  An answer more precise than that
requires some icky math:

http://home.att.net/~eepalmer/Build/build_insolation.html

>Is it too small to absorb radiation-energi from the sun ?

No.