Sandia National Lab Predictions

Here are two frames that I grabbed from a video tape sent by Mark Boslough of Sandia National Laboratory. I have also included links to images and papers that he provided in early 1994.

Fireball

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Papers

• Comet Day Summary
• "Shock Waves" Paper
  • Postscript Version
  • Postscript Figure 1: SL9 image from HST
  • PostScript Figure 2: Altitude vs Deposited Energy
  • PostScript Figure 3: Fireball from 3km fragment
  • GIF Figure 3: Fireball from 3km fragment
• "Geophysical Research Letters" Paper
  • PostScript Version
• GIF Diagram of Fragment Entry
  • Postscript Verison
• GIF Diagram of Limb and Sunlight Arrival Times
  • PostScript Version

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More PostScript Files

• Press Release
• Side view of fireball simulation; 57 seconds after impact
• Side view of fireball simulation; 76 seconds after impact
• Earth view of fireball simulation; 57 seconds after impact
• Earth view of fireball simulation; 76 seconds after impact

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