Here in Denver. Matt ------Original Message------ From: Grant Elliott To: wahlpe...@aol.com Cc: m...@mhmeteorites.com Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day -September14,2009 Sent: Sep 15, 2009 2:13 PM
Yeah Matt, where did you find this? Inquiring minds want to know- Grant Elliott On Sep 15, 2009, at 2:21 PM, wahlpe...@aol.com wrote: > Hi Matt, > > What a cool piece to have in your collection. How did you ever find > it? > > P.S. If you ever want to sell it, put me first on the list! > > Sonny > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Morgan <m...@mhmeteorites.com> > To: geo...@aol.com; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 10:14 am > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - > September14, 2009 > > > > > > > George > I don't think the heat was from the small meteorite itself, but the > kinetic > energy released by the impacting bodies. There was enough energy to > form > craters/pits that were 20-30m wide and down trees. > Like in all cratering events, there was a hot air blast caused by > the energy > release which may have charred the outside of the trees. > > This is just a possible way to explain the charring, if in fact, > that is what I > am seeing on the bark of the tree (again, not behind the small > meteorite). > Matt > ------Original Message------ > From: geo...@aol.com > Sender: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - > September14, > 2009 > Sent: Sep 15, 2009 11:04 AM > >>> I don't see any charring...only staining/rust. << > > Wanting to expand a little here...assuming the tree was alive when > struck, > I don't think a small meteorite would carry enuf heat to cause any > charring that would be noticed today. Being one who relies on a > woodstove as > their > primary source of heat, I can attest that it's a real bear to get > wet wood > to even think about burning. If it was a dead tree, I still doubt > there > would be enuf heat in this small piece to cause anything to burn. > If a small > piece was hot enuf to cause any charring, I can only imagine how > much heat > would be in the larger pieces...were there any burnt trees in the > strewnfield area? I can't tell from the photograph, but was this > piece a > fragment or > an individual? > George Zay > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > ---------------------- > Matt Morgan > Mile High Meteorites > http://www.mhmeteorites.com > P.O. Box 151293 > Lakewood, CO 80215 USA > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ---------------------- Matt Morgan Mile High Meteorites http://www.mhmeteorites.com P.O. Box 151293 Lakewood, CO 80215 USA ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list