Re:Meteor sails through Russian sky turning night into day
by didgeoridoo on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @02:23PM
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My guess: speed. Until they hit the atmosphere, meteors are humming along at 25,000 mph or more. Early-warning missile detection systems would probably be tuned for much slower objects.
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Re:Meteor sails through Russian sky turning night into day
by theandrewbailey on Wednesday December 07, 2016 @02:47PM
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Also combined with angle or maybe overwhelming altitude. Since meteors come from practically infinite height, the missile systems might not be looking for anything there, and by the time one is or would be detected, it's gone.