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longship

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5. During a 2005 Skeptics Guide to the Universe interview, physicist Bob Park related a story...

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 29, 2017, 04:14 PM

Jan 2017

about a green meteor. He said that it was clearly a water meteor.

Park is quite the guy and is notable for his position against human space travel. This interview is the source of my info. But I agree that your scenario would produce green.

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Stunning meteor turns the sky emerald green as it burns up over India Toby Meyjes for Metro.co.ukFri [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2017 OP

Just beautiful! Control-Z Jan 2017 #1

Nice! What does green mean? longship Jan 2017 #2

Barium, copper and boron can turn a flame green. eppur_se_muova Jan 2017 #3

During a 2005 Skeptics Guide to the Universe interview, physicist Bob Park related a story... longship Jan 2017 #5

I saw a big green one like that once. hunter Jan 2017 #4

Likewise- the one I saw broke in two/forked before it burnt out friendly_iconoclast Jan 2017 #6

Stunning Gustavo.Woltmann Jan 2017 #7

He may be the only one who caught it... Judi Lynn Jan 2017 #8