That the piece of strange metal that crashed into a house in NJ could be a molten piece of the Russian booster rocket that fell somewhere in Wyoming? I mean when something falls from space, I'm sure debris can get spread easily as far apart as Wyoming and NJ and when pieces break up and heat up in the atmosphere, couldn't it form a small molten mass? Just a theory.
2007-01-04 09:06:38 · 4 answers · asked by jgbarber65 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yep! You're dead right it could be any piece of metal space junk that melted on atmospheric re-entry.... there is a lot more up there which will fall as their respective orbits decay.
2007-01-04 09:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by WINGER 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could have been that, or any of the several thousand other pieces of space junk that are circulating in low earth orbit and occasionally re-enter the atmosphere. There is a lot to choose from.
2007-01-04 17:37:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what the metal is I suppose. Things that are designed to fly aren't usually the most durable materials. I'd think the "strange metal" probably should be analyzed to find out what it really is, and then sold on eBay!!! hehe
2007-01-04 17:27:55 · answer #3 · answered by Matt ! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not? anything is possible. I think when the Columbia broke apart in the atmosphere parts were scattered from Florida to Texas.
2007-01-04 17:17:55 · answer #4 · answered by Fred L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋