Sorry, that should have been 30 mm, not cm. It was previously suggested that
the stone in question probably massed 50 g, which means about a 30 mm
diameter. No doubt, you don't want to get hit by a 30 cm stone falling at
50-100 m/s!
Chris
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Chris L Peterson
Cloudbait Observatory
http://www.cloudbait.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Chris Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "meteoritelist" <Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite from Jupiter-- uh, I mean TO Jupiter
hmmm...lets do some math
an LL stone is about 3.21 grams per cm cubed...that works out to about 1
pound for just a 1 cm slice of your 30 cm meteorite, is that not correct?
And anything moving at 50 m/s weighing a pound can sure crush a skull if
I'm not mistaken.
A 50 gram stone might only bruise, but a 30 cm stone can kill.
Just get on your house roof with a 1 pound piece of rock and wait for the
little yappy dog from next door to come walking by and see for yourself.
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