[meteorite-list] Updated Lorton trajectory

[Chris Peterson]

How so? A meteorite's impact speed is a function of its shape and mass only, 
and is unrelated to the details of its entry speed and angle. A meteorite 
lands at an angle that deviates from vertical by at most a few degrees, with 
that angle entirely determined by the near-ground wind speed and direction.

Chris

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


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Hankey" <mike.hankey at gmail.com>
To: "Rob Matson" <mojave_meteorites at cox.net>
Cc: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Updated Lorton trajectory


I guess this explains why it did so much damage?