Modeling of the Dark Phase of Flight and the Impact Area for Meteorites of Real Shapes

Figure 6

Dependence of drag coefficient Γ(h) on altitude change for the largest fragment of the Košice meteorite (2370 g in 6 different orientations). The graph shows the apparent variability of the drag coefficient Γ(h) when changing the altitude, where also the velocity was decreasing. (a) X. (b) IX. (c) Y. (d) IY. (e) Z. (f) IZ.

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