From: gdpusch@NO.xnet.SPAM.com   
   Copy: lucknow1@excite.com   
      
   lucknow1@excite.com (Aseem Rastogi) writes:   
      
   > Is it possible for a meteor to re-enter in Atmosphere..? Here is my   
   > observation over the weekend with naked eyes...   
   > There was a light streak of Meteor which vanishes and after a small   
   > distance I see the second streak in line with the first one... I could   
   > not explain it to myself..?   
      
   Most meteors are believed to be oblong, and tend to tumble as they enter   
   the atmosphere. When the meteor is broad-face on, it suffers more air   
   resistance, and therefore heats rapidly and gets brigther. When it is   
   narrow-end on, it suffers less air resistance, cools off slightly,   
   and gets dimmer.   
      
      
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