[meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom

[Gary Fujihara]

or ... "if a meteor produces a sonic boom, but nobody is there to hear it, does it still drop meteorites?"  ;^)

gary

On Mar 29, 2011, at 3:53 PM, Robert Woolard wrote:

>> From: GeoZay at aol.com <GeoZay at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Fireball question / sonic boom
>>> 
>> Thanks Frank...never knew there were any sizable
>> meteorites  recovered from 
>> falls without any sonic booms reported. I bet there were
>> some for  those 
>> above, but there probably weren't people in the right
>> places to hear it.  
>> GeoZay  
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> So,
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>   Like the old question goes: 
> 
>      If a meteorite falls and makes a sonic boom, but nobody is there to hear it, does it still make a sound?  ;-)
> 
>    Best wishes,
>    Robert Woolard 
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