I just read that meteors range in size from a small pebble down to a grain of sand, and that when we see them across the night’s sky (there’s a meteor shower due tonight) they’re between 50-75 miles above us. So how the hell does something so tiny make such a large, bright streak of light when it burns up?
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All the previous replies answer the question “Where does this energy come from”.
Which is great and thanks for this.
I think what the OP is really asking is “How wide are some asteroid trails”.
I assume we see a super heated and glowing cylinder of air that takes an observable amount of time to cool, to stop glowing etc…
Please, does anyone have data on various trail widths and a description of what defines said widths, while the trail is glowing ?
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