[meteorite-list] Boom 28 secs after Russian meteor passes overhead - oops 98 secs!
Robin Whittle
rw at firstpr.com.au
Sat Feb 16 23:54:02 EST 2013
A list member kindly pointed out that there was more than a few seconds
deleted from this video. I didn't look at the minutes figure.
The meteor is overhead at 43:06 and the shockwave arrives at 44.34.
So this puts the altitude about three times the 8.7km estimated by Bob
Matson. From:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_sound#Altitude_variation_and_implications_for_atmospheric_acoustics
http://en.wikipedia.org
/wiki/File:Comparison_US_standard_atmosphere_1962.svg
the speed of sound varies somewhat. Since this is a large positive
pressure wave, maybe it would travel somewhat faster than a small
pressure wave at these higher altitudes. Sticking with the 310
metre/sec guesstimate of Bob Matson, 98 seconds gives us 30.4 km.
- Robin
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