This is the bow wave which we see as a cross section of a cone. It is the front boundary of a zone of compression twixt the bow wave and the surface of the
meteor. The green color is from atmospheric oxygen being heated to the point of emitting its spectra bands which when combined together appears as green light The wave is usually too faint for a camera to pick up I'd love a link. Elton ----- Original Message ---- > From: David Gunning <davidgunn...@fairpoint.net> > To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Sent: Wed, October 6, 2010 7:56:14 AM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Green Glowing Meteorites? > > > Hi All, > > While checking-out available video footage of meteor falls I notice there > appears to be a green colored glow emitting from the front of some > meteors. Is this due to air pollution or is there another possible cause > such as a chemical composition of particularly green glowing meteors > being the likely cause? > > Too basic a question? Pardon my asking. > > Thanks. > > Dave Gunning > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at >http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
