Well one of the parachutists seems to think someone at NASA did debunk it,
since they posted a thank you for the help thanking NASA. I guess they are
making that up too:)
Michael Farmer
Phil Metzger, who has in the past extensively modelled falling debris at Shuttle
launches, has used his models to analyze the video. He concludes that while a
(large) meteorite at distance cannot be fully excluded, the footage is also
consistent with a small rock (pebble size: ~3.3 cm) falling out of the parachute:
http://tinyurl.com/qglu7vp
I agree with Chris: while a meteorite is still a distinct possibility and has
therefore not been 100% debunked, the falling pebble from parachute explanation
now seems the most likely one.
- Marco
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Dr Marco (183294) Langbroek
astero...@langbroek.org
http://www.marcolangbroek.nl
http://asteroids.marcolangbroek.nl
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