[meteorite-list] Bolide

[Robert Verish]

To all of those with ANOTHER QUESTION about Bolides:

What lies at the root of this long-standing debate is
the fact that the problem rests with the IAU never
having approved a name for the physical object that
produces the light phenomenon that they have termed as
a meteor or fireball.  Until they do, editors of
geological and meteoritical journals will be
increasingly approving the use of the term "bolide" in
the papers they publish.

Please re-read Larry Lebofsky's post (below) and then
read the Wikipedia definition for "meteoroid":

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteoroid>

Instead of us trying to discourage the use of the word
"bolide", we should be encouraging the use of this
word in order to fill the void left by this undefined
object.

Until they approve a term for that object which makes
all of those craters and meteorites that we all have
come to love and enjoy...  I remain,
Yours Truly,
Bolide*Chaser
<http://meteorite-recovery.tripod.com/undefind.jpg>

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[meteorite-list] Bolide
Chris Peterson clp at alumni.caltech.edu
Mon Nov 20 12:35:07 EST 2006

It illustrates nicely why the term is best avoided
completely!

Chris

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[meteorite-list] Bolide
mark ford markf at ssl.gb.com
Mon Nov 20 12:32:36 EST 2006

Or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireball

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[meteorite-list] Bolide
larrytwinkmonrad larrytwinkmonrad at earthlink.net
Mon Nov 20 12:19:04 EST 2006

Does this Wikipedia definition clarify the issue?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolide

Regards, 
Larry Monrad

At 09:40 AM 11/20/2006, lebofsky at lpl.arizona.edu
wrote:

>However:
>
>The thing that makes a hole in the ground [like
>Meteor(!) Crater] is called a bolide. 
>This avoids the issue of the hole being made by a
>meteoroid, meteorite, asteroid, or comet.
>
>Larry
>Meteorite magazine Co-Editor