Re:Meteorite Self-test check-list
by anamexis on Friday March 22, 2024 @03:52PM
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I don't think it's a mistake - just a cheeky note that if you "saw it fall," you probably didn't. Your own link supports this.
> If you saw a meteor and later found a stone, then the stone is not a meteorite
> Meteorite fragments land far from where you last saw the meteor and there is no way that observers at a single point on the Earth’s surface are going to find fragments of the meteorite. It requires triangulation from several viewpoints, usually with cameras.
> If you saw a meteor and later found a stone, then the stone is not a meteorite
> Meteorite fragments land far from where you last saw the meteor and there is no way that observers at a single point on the Earth’s surface are going to find fragments of the meteorite. It requires triangulation from several viewpoints, usually with cameras.