[meteorite-list] Noblesville IN possible meteorite landing December

[Chris Peterson]

Once it enters dark flight it is largely subject to what the wind is 
doing. Within a few seconds it is simply falling at terminal velocity.

Of course, it depends on what we mean by "break up". I'm talking here 
about a terminal explosion, which is a common way that meteorite 
producing meteors end up. There are also meteors that break up over a 
long distance, in a series of explosions or disruptions. Those tend to 
drop meteorites along that path, producing long strewn fields.

In any case, if you see a fireball near the horizon, there is no way it 
can drop meteorites anywhere nearby.

Chris

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Cloudbait Observatory
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On 1/20/2022 7:32 AM, Mendy Ouzillou wrote:
> What velocity range to meteors decelerate to when they enter dark flight? It someone sees it breakup directly overhead (i.e. prior to entering dark flight) seems like it could still be at least tens (more?) of miles away when it hits the ground.
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> Mendy Ouzillou
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> If you saw it break up near the horizon, any meteorites produced are 100 miles or more away from you. For meteorites to be within a few miles of your location you would have seen it break up directly overhead.
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> Chris
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> On 1/19/2022 6:09 PM, Chris Friedman via Meteorite-list wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> First week of December 2021, I was hanging out in my hot tub when a large blue/green trailing sighing that stretched from the left to right across the entire horizon and then broke apart into pieces and fell to the ground. We spend a lot of time back there staring at the skies and I have a good feeling that this landed approximately within 2 miles from our home. I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.
>>
>> I feel like me and my family may be the only people that are aware of this sighting and I feel like I should share this with the group. There was nothing in the local news or social media about the sighting. If you are a serious hunter of meteorites and would like to reach out to me for more info, send me an email.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Chris
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