[meteorite-list] ANOTHER QUESTION

[lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu]

However:

The thing that makes a hole in the ground [like Meteor(!) Crater] is
called a bolide. This avoid the issue of the hole being made by a
meteoroid, meteorite, asteroid, or comet.

Larry
Meteorite magazine Co-Editor

On Mon, November 20, 2006 8:47 am, Chris Peterson wrote:
> A fireball is formally defined (by the IAU) as a meteor with an apparent
> magnitude brighter than -4. Bolide isn't formally defined, and happily its
> use seems to be falling out of favor in scientific publications (at least,
> I see it used much less often lately than in publications from 10
> years ago).
>
> Chris
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kuyken" <info at meteorites.com.au>
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> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 12:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] ANOTHER QUESTION
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>> Hi Chris and all,
>>
>>
>> I always thought 'fireball' was the technical term for a meteor with a
>> negative magnitude. Is this correct?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>>
>> Jeff
>>
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