[meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom

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Hi All,

Thanks for the replies. It sounds like a sonic boom my be a determining 
factor in recovering meteorites and which fireballs to chase.

Sonny


-----Original Message-----
From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tue, Mar 29, 2011 11:41 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom


Curious... I know there are many variables involved, and it probably 
varies with the conditions under which each event occurs, but I've read 
that some people have heard sonic booms (as low boom/rumbles) up to 50 
miles away or more.Couldn't one figure out that distance by calculating 
altitude of any given bolide and air pressure/temp during the time of 
the event, (since it affects the sound waves at different elevations) 
to determine how far from the epicenter someone could here the sonic 
boom?I'm seriously curious about this.Regards,EricOn 3/29/2011 3:30 PM, 
Richard Kowalski wrote:> I'd be very interested to know if people 
beyond the heavy end of these falls heard the sonic boom?>> --> Richard 
Kowalski> Full Moon Photography> IMCA #1081>>> --- On Tue, 3/29/11, 
Bernd V. Pauli<bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>  wrote:>>    >> From: Bernd V. 
Pauli<bernd.pauli at paulinet.de>>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Fireball 
question / sonic boom>> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>> Date: 
Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 2:03 PM>> Hello Sonny, Steve, and List,>>>> 
Steve: "with Park Forest there were sonic booms reported by>> many in 
the area">>>> Meteor blazes path to Park Forest (by Joseph Sjostrom 
and>> Nancy>> Ryan - Tribune staff reporters) - March 27, 2003, 1:20 
PM>> CST:>>>> "... Garza said he was in bed when he heard his>>   dog 
barking and what sounded like *thunder*.">>>> "We all heard a *sound* 
about two minutes after. It was>> like a *sonic boom*.">>>>>> Best 
wishes from the happy owner of five gorgeous Park>> Forest>> 
meteorites, all of which were kindly given to me by Steve>> Witt>> and 
are, of course, still in my collection where they will>> stay>> for 
good! Steve, thank you once again for these beauties!>>>> Bernd>>>>>> 
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