[meteorite-list] Fireball Temperature?

Meteorites USA eric at meteoritesusa.com
Thu May 13 19:24:08 EDT 2010


How about pressures, is that in there too? I don't have my copy of RFS 
in front of me... ;)

Regards,
Eric

P.S. Also, do we really accurately know speed? Is the speed of a 
fireball constant or variable depending on entry angle, etc...?



On 5/13/2010 4:10 PM, Steve Witt wrote:
> Eric,
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> A quick check of O. Richard Norton's Rocks from Space puts it>3000 degrees F.
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> Regards,
> Steve
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> Steve Witt
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> --- On Thu, 5/13/10, Meteorites USA<eric at meteoritesusa.com>  wrote:
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>> From: Meteorites USA<eric at meteoritesusa.com>
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball Temperature?
>> To: "Meteorite-list"<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 5:57 PM
>> Anyone know how hot a large
>> meteor/fireball gets?
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>> Regards,
>> Eric Wichman
>> Meteorites USA
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