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Micro Meteorites

Discussion in 'General Astronomy Chat' started by Seer, Feb 13, 2019.

Micro Meteorites

Started by Seer on Feb 13, 2019 at 5:43 PM

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    Seer, Feb 13, 2019
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    This is very interesting. I wish that guy would have found one. I wonder if searching for them will catch on as a hobby for other people.
     
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    Seer, Feb 14, 2019
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    It seems like there is a lot of ambiguity as to the certainty of them.
    What can be done with them once you have them?
    With the larger meteorites they can tell where some of them came from. Can they or you do that with micrometeorites?
     
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    Gabby76, Feb 14, 2019
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    Seer, Feb 14, 2019
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    The book in the video is already out but I've seen he has a new book coming out very soon.
    It would be great if there is information that we could get from these. It gives everybody access to meteorite study unless you need an electron microscope or something like that.
     
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    Seer, Feb 14, 2019
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    WHAT IF you put out a large clean surface before a meteor shower and sweep it for micrometeorites after the meteor shower, would those micrometeorites that you've collected help with the study of the comet or whatever that made the trail that produced the meteor shower?
    IF that would work a more permanent study structure might be called for with a cleanable and flushable surface.
     
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    Gabby76, Feb 15, 2019
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    I am not sure if you would collect enough but it would be an interesting side hobby :)
     
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    Seer, Feb 15, 2019
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    You can get tarps that are pretty big.
     
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    Gabby76, Feb 15, 2019
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    I was thinking more of the average for them falling at 1 micro meteorite per square yard a year.
    It at least would be a interesting experiment.
     
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    Fred Lawrence Whipple first coined the term "micrometeorite" to describe objects the size of dust that falls to Earth. Occasionally, meteoroids and micrometeoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere are seen as meteors or "shooting stars", regardless of whether they reach the earth and survive as meteorites and micrometeorites.
     
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    Fred Lawrence Whipple first coined the term "micrometeorite" to describe objects the size of dust that fall to Earth. Occasionally, meteoroids and micrometeoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere are seen as meteors or "shooting stars", regardless of whether they reach the earth and survive as meteorites and micrometeorites.
     

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