[meteorite-list] Ram pressure question

[Chris Peterson]

Exactly.

Chris

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


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Wiggins" <paw at wirelessbeehive.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:04 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Ram pressure question


> Hi all,
>
> Could someone please explain what "ram pressure" is?
>
> Has it got something to do with when air is compressed it heats up so when 
> a meteor passes through the atmosphere it compresses the air in front of 
> it causing the air's temperature to rise and it's that heat that ablates 
> all but the very small meteors?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> patrick