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Amazing Video: Meteorite Narrowly Misses Norwegian Skydiver

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Decatur Deb4/04/2014 6:19:31 pm PDT

re: #45 goddamnedfrank

Assuming it was a meteorite that had already slowed. Would it have dumped enough heat to not be glowing at least a dull red? I don’t know enough about the physics here but the thermal conductivity of air kind of sucks and I doubt enough time would have elapsed for the heat to escape via radiance alone.

Larger meteorites are said to chill quite fast after landing, heat tending to stay near the surface while the interior is space-cold. Size and iron/stony would make a diff.