Re: Meteor Vaporization?
- From: "Ken Wood" <ken_wood56@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 15 Sep 2006 20:22:53 -0700
Most or all of the dust created by a meteor impact is from the material
impacted and not the meteor itself which has a relatively small
volume.I don't know how well the analogy holds up with a bullet but if
you shoot a rock, the rock disintegrates more than the bullet.
KW
Bob wrote:
IIRC, the impact of a meteor would result in vaporization of said
meteor due to kinetic energy. I'm not sure I understand the results of
vaporization. Are we saying matter destroyed or matter converted to
fine dust? In other words, would the vaporization result in a fine dust
cloud of particles that would settle and eventually form concretion of
meteor dust over a period of time?
Reason I'm asking, I live near a known impact site and 20-30 miles from
the site I often find a dark layer of concretion-like material 1"- 3"
thick that does not match the native soil. This layer of material
ranges from being on the surface to 3'-4' below surface, depending on
erosion. I have always wondered if this was related to the impact or
some other occurance. Just curious.
Bob
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