Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-4-471-2004
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-4-471-2004
23 Mar 2004
23 Mar 2004

The velocity of meteoroids: a historical review

I. P. Williams

Abstract. Determining the velocity of meteoroids as they enter the Earth's atmosphere is very important since the value is fundamental in calculating the orbit of the meteoroid and hence eventually its origin. We describe early attempts at this determination and highlight problems that exist today.

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