Moulton, Forest Ray, 1872-1952 · New York, The Macmillan company · leaf 391
the earth is covered with water or isuninhabited ior other reasons, it is probable that in allat least 100 strike the earth annually. The outside of ameteorite during its passage through the air is subject tointense and sudden heating, and the rapid expansion of itssurface layers often breaks it… … Fig. 133. — Stony meteorite which fell at Long Island, Kansas; weight,700 pounds (Farrington). out. Since meteors pass entirely through the atmosphere ina few seconds, only their surfaces give evidence of the ex-tremes of heat and pressure to which they have been sub-jected in their final flight.…
Astronomy
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