Hello, Bjorn and the list,
the direction was (or at the moment we suppose, it was) about from
south / south-west to east / east-south, against Vaasa, Finland. The
angle seems to was quite low, about 30 degrees, and the crossing-
point with the ground is somewhere between Vaasa and Valassaaret
on the finnish coast. So it may be possible, something has reached
the shore of Finland between Vaasa and Valassaaret.
We don´t have a map yet, but you can at least locate Vaasa from;
http://worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/lgcolor/ficolor.htm
best,
pekka s
Bjørn Sørheim wrote:
Hello,
Actually my impression is that the corkscrewing is
caused by the *very* high speed of a meteor, not the rotation
of the meteorite, if there is rotation at all.
Think about the corckscrewing you see at the wingtips
of a jetplane - airliner. The higher the speed the more
corckscrewing effects.
Anyway, which direction did this object travel? If it was seen
from both Sweden and Finland it might have reached the shore
in either countries..
Bjørn Sørheim
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Howdy, list
Impressive picture! The trail is twisted in a repeating fashion that
can't just be due to winds - I'd say the meteor corkscrewed its way
through the atmosphere. I'm curious - the maximum "survivable" entry
velocity for meteorites was calculated a while back (forgive the lack
of reference here). Would a twisting, spiraling entry have an impact
on the survivability of meteorites? I'm inclined to believe that if
the total air resistance vector was divided into an opposing vector and
a sideways vector... would that mean the meteorite could be smaller
and survive, or would it have to be larger?? On one hand, the vector
magnitude parallel/opposite to the flight path would be smaller, but on
the other hand you'd have a "sideways" vector that would put a shear
force on the meteorite. The shear strength of materials tends to be a
fraction of that of the bulk material strength, so would the meteorite
be MORE likely to break up in a corkscrewing flight path?
Thoughts? Comments? Does anyone know if anyone has calculated this
sort of thing before?
Cheers,
MDF
You can find the pic from;
http://www.vasabladet.fi/nyheter.asp?katID=1
text only in swedish...;-
best,
pekka s
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