[meteorite-list] Velocity a meteorite hits the ground?
Aubrey Whymark
tektites at googlemail.com
Thu Apr 9 01:23:33 EDT 2009
Hi
I'm sure this is a very simple question. The other day I was caught in
a hail storm and was hit by 30-35mm diameter hail stones. One hit my
exposed hand and made a nasty bruise. At what speed were these hail
stones falling? By comparison, at roughly what speed do meteorites
fall assuming they have lost all of their cosmic velocity. I am
assuming it will be a little faster as meteorites are heavier and so
the drag will have less of an effect.
Thanks, Aubrey
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