Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Apr 1979
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1979avest..12..206n&link_type=abstract
(Astronomicheskii Vestnik, vol. 12, Oct.-Dec. 1978, p. 206-215.) Solar System Research, vol. 12, no. 4, Apr. 1979, p. 173-181. T
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Electric Charge, Electric Discharges, Explosions, Meteoroids, Planetary Atmospheres, Charged Particles, Gas Ionization, High Altitude Environments, Hypersonic Speed
Scientific paper
The formation of positive electric charge on meteoroids moving with large hypersonic velocity in planetary atmospheres is examined. It is found that the magnitude of charge on the meteoroid becomes stabilized in the course of the motion. Preliminary calculations of potential differences between meteoroids and the earth are presented. It is shown that the potential of large meteoroids with respect to the earth is sufficiently large for electrical breakdown of the air between the meteoroid and the earth, which results in the electric-discharge explosion of the meteoroid.
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