[meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day -September14, 2009

[Matt Morgan]

Here in Denver.
Matt
------Original Message------
From: Grant Elliott
To: wahlperry at aol.com
Cc: mail at mhmeteorites.com
Cc: meteorite-list at 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, wahlperry at 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 <mail at mhmeteorites.com>

> To: GeoZay at aol.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com

> Sent: Tue, Sep 15, 2009 10:14 am

> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Rocks from Space Picture of the Day - 

> September14, 2009

>

>

>

>

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>

> 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: GeoZay at aol.com

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> To: meteorite-list at 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

>

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