[meteorite-list] Museum investigation: 'Probably a rock, not meteorite'

[Chris Peterson]

That's nearly the definition I use, except... I consider a meteor to be just 
the luminous aspect, not the body itself. So in my usage, a meteoroid still 
exists during the meteor phase. That way I can distinguish between the 
incandescent aspects and the body itself.

Chris

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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Kowalski" <damoclid at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Museum investigation: 'Probably a rock,not 
meteorite'


I'd argue that a meteoroid becomes a meteor as soon as becomes incandescent 
and it becomes a meteorite at instant incandescence ends.

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Richard Kowalski