[meteorite-list] Meteorites 101

[Walter Branch]

Hey Darryl,

Working!  On Saturday evening?  In the words of Ebenezer Scrooge, "Bah, 
humbug."

My wife and daughter are out buying some new shoes and when asked if I 
wanted to come along, I politely replied, "no."

I pretended to begin ironing clothes but the moment they left I took out my 
telescopes for a night of observing -  a much more pleasurable activity ;-).

-Walter


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>
To: "Walter Branch" <waltbranch at bellsouth.net>
Cc: <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2011 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorites 101


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> Fun question!  In the office working on this Saturday evening and thankful 
> for this distraction  ;-)   I'm going to go with what you've surmised: 
> "meteoroid" until striking Earth's surface.  all best / d
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> On Jan 15, 2011, at 6:13 PM, Walter Branch wrote:
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>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> The term "meteor" refers to the light phenomenon as an object from space 
>> enters the Earth's atmosphere.  What is the proper term for the object 
>> itself?
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>> A  meteoroid is an object in space.  Is it still called a meteoroid when 
>> it enters the Earth's atmosphere?
>>
>> -Walter
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