>>If a Navy destroyer can launch a huge shell a hundred miles using a few pounds of gunpowder, <<
I think the largest gun on a U.S. Navy destroyer is around a 5 inch? I think their range is about 8 to 10 miles? Just guessing here. A battleship equipped with a 16 inch gun, I think it's range is in the neighborhood of about 26 miles? Outside of missiles, I don't know of anything bigger on a ship. >>, how far can a meteoroid blast such as this launch stone fragments?<< the further a stone fragment gets launched, also means the more energy available to pulverize it when it smacked the atmosphere I would think. geozay **************An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221823239x1201398650/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=May Excfooter51509NO62) ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list