Re: Fireball or re-entry?

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> >  Would not the fact that it was seen over a large
> > geographical area eliminate the possibility of it having been a re-entry of
> > space junk?  Wouldn't a space junk re-entry be limited to a smaller
> > geographical area since they begin at 50-100 miles altitude? 
> 
> Don't see how that would affect the area of visibility. Meteors would
> burn up at the same altitudes.
> -- 

Meteors usually enter at higher speed, and should melt  faster.


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