<p>If meteorites and bolides are aligned to the solar system,  then do they have twice as much atmosphere to go through at high latitudes? </p>

<p>Wouldn't we expect a higher percentage of metal meteorites further from the equator,  because they disintegrate slower in prolonged atmospheric traversal?</p>

<p>Image from:
<a href="https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/359/2/551/987238" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/359/2/551/987238</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/random-meteors-arent-random02112015/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/random-meteors-arent-random02112015/</a></p>

<p><img src="https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/mnras/359/2/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08918.x/2/359-2-551-fig001.gif?Expires=1528360597&amp;Signature=ASl7-HtSQRnhGpAZ60T8QPqoEEhSIZQ46aF58CVmWncph76O8PqY2pG0pbDEaQhO6RzVFY3NU0dNp3pgM43a3E~F2rymisXef~tWYmSoJnQL1D5Z0H6Q90-BTasw093GObwuS1OpJEULcnpmHaHKMNyTqhHX5-mYh6jJ~uWqzxX7cifjJLqx1E4L-lCaxoWCpKBCJF~FteWFK4TIPmz4JpqdnKj6IuMAEMY4V46HgKopk2-jX99Cnt8HaKYOpod-RJIsLMTODX6QN1AT~5ZeOfJhm~bHShfob9bgXXjrghTRSqX33XFw6E5UmOv7Bzbj6qDYAOIc9zEoKkldQPpqwA__&amp;Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA" alt="enter image description here"></p>

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That diagram is ok as far as it goes, but what about the inclination of the ecliptic? And I think we also need to consider bodies whose trajectories have been gravitationally deflected by Earth, either during the current encounter, or on previous passes.
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Searching for graphs of trajectories of meteors leads me to very interesting galleries and websites.
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Is thermal disintegration of meteorites variable with lattitude?
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# Is thermal disintegration of meteorites variable with lattitude?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-06-05)

If meteorites and bolides are aligned to the solar system, then do they have twice as much atmosphere to go through at high latitudes?

Wouldn't we expect a higher percentage of metal meteorites further from the equator, because they disintegrate slower in prolonged atmospheric traversal?

Image from:
<https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/359/2/551/987238>

<http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/random-meteors-arent-random02112015/>

![enter image description here](https://oup.silverchair-cdn.com/oup/backfile/Content_public/Journal/mnras/359/2/10.1111/j.1365-2966.2005.08918.x/2/359-2-551-fig001.gif?Expires=1528360597&Signature=ASl7-HtSQRnhGpAZ60T8QPqoEEhSIZQ46aF58CVmWncph76O8PqY2pG0pbDEaQhO6RzVFY3NU0dNp3pgM43a3E~F2rymisXef~tWYmSoJnQL1D5Z0H6Q90-BTasw093GObwuS1OpJEULcnpmHaHKMNyTqhHX5-mYh6jJ~uWqzxX7cifjJLqx1E4L-lCaxoWCpKBCJF~FteWFK4TIPmz4JpqdnKj6IuMAEMY4V46HgKopk2-jX99Cnt8HaKYOpod-RJIsLMTODX6QN1AT~5ZeOfJhm~bHShfob9bgXXjrghTRSqX33XFw6E5UmOv7Bzbj6qDYAOIc9zEoKkldQPpqwA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: That diagram is ok as far as it goes, but what about the inclination of the ecliptic? And I think we also need to consider bodies whose trajectories have been gravitationally deflected by Earth, either during the current encounter, or on previous passes.  
> **username_0**: Searching for graphs of trajectories of meteors leads me to very interesting galleries and websites.  

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