( a) Calculate the equilibrium temperature of a meteoroid of mass M, density ρ, and albedo A in the vicinity of the Earth. (b) Evaluate your result for a chondrite with M = 10^9 g, ρ = 2.5 g cm^− 3, and albedo A = 0.05 and for an achondrite with M = 10^6 g, ρ = 3 g cm^− 3, and albedo A = 0.3.

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( a) Calculate the equilibrium temperature of a meteoroid of mass M, density ρ, and albedo A in the vicinity of the Earth.

(b) Evaluate your result for a chondrite with M = 10^9 g, ρ = 2.5 g cm^− 3, and albedo A = 0.05 and for an achondrite with M = 10^6 g, ρ = 3 g cm^− 3, and albedo A = 0.3.

 

 

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