| ▲ | bahmboo 12 hours ago | |
Meteorites are generally cold when they reach the surface of the earth. The heat of reentry is very brief and generally just on the surface. That's my understanding. | ||
| ▲ | lazide 7 hours ago | parent [-] | |
The surfaces are typically melted - the ones that don’t just explode anyway. Icy meteorites never survive re-entry that I’m aware of; and most carbon/chondrite ones don’t either, but they are the most common type that do. They tend to be ‘dry’, however. Re-entry is a very ‘angry’ process. | ||