[amsat-bb] Re: No, Clint's Not Drinking ...

[George Henry]

*I* would be worried...  the typical 9mm handgun has a muzzle velocity of 
about 1200 feet per second, and the bullet leaves the barrel with a kinetic 
energy of around 380 ft-lbs of force (about 520 joules).  Consider the havoc 
that bullet can wreak.

Now think about a 10 mm meteorite particle moving 22 MILES per second, and 
what kind of force THAT would have...........


George, KA3HSW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Clint Bradford" <clintbradford at mac.com>
To: "Jeff Moore" <tnetcenter at gmail.com>
Cc: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 1:41 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: No, Clint's Not Drinking ...


>>> ... Will the astronauts on the ISS get hit by the Geminid Meteor 
>>> Shower???
>
> I asked NASA that last night. They were not particularly worried that 
> these 1-to-10mm-sized particles would wreak havoc with the ISS - even 
> though they are travelling at about 80,000 MPH.
>
> Clint
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