Tunguska eyewitness accounts, injuries, and casualties
Peter Jenniskens, Olga P. Popova, Dmitry O. Glazachev, Elena D. Podobnaya, Anna P. Kartashova Icarus In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 5 January 2019 LINK “Highlights • A literature study of over 700 eyewitness accounts…
Pre-airburst Orbital Evolution of Earth’s Impactor 2018 LA: An UpdateOPEN ACCESS
C. de la Fuente Marcos,R. de la Fuente Marcos PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Accepted for publication in Research Notes of the AAS Submitted: 22 July, 2018 “Apollo meteoroid 2018 LA has become only the third natural…
On the Pre-impact Orbital Evolution of 2018 LA, Parent Body of the Bright Fireball Observed over Botswana on 2018 June 2OPEN ACCESS
C. de la Fuente Marcos, R. de la Fuente Marcos Accepted for publication in Research Notes of the AAS PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On 2018 June 2, meteoroid 2018 LA became the third natural body ever…
Bolide of asteroid 2018 LA (ZLAF9B2) above Botswana on 2 June 2018 at ~18.49.17-23 local time (UTC+2)
Last update: 7 July 2018 First meteorite (17.92 g) of Botswana bolide of 2018 LA (2 June 2018) found in Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana The bolide of asteroid 2018 LA CCTV recording by Barend…
MANGUI (L6, S5) meteorites found in and around the villages Manlun (曼伦) and MANGUI (曼桂), Menghai County (勐海县), Autonomous Dai Prefecture Xishuangbanna (西双版纳) in Yunnan (云南), China. Meteorite fall at ~21:43 (CST, UTC+08:00) on 1 June 2018
Last update: 31 August 2018 A meteorite, an ordinary chondrite (L6 / 84 g), was found by a local villager in the early morning of 2 June 2018. The meteorite hit a roof tile of…
A Preliminary Analysis of the Shangri-La Bolide on 2017 Oct 4OPEN ACCESS
Quan-Zhi Ye Earth and Planetary Physics in press PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “At 12:07 UT (8:07 pm China Standard Time) on 2017 Oct 4, a bright bolide was widely observed in the Shangri-La region in the…
Submillisecond fireball timing using de Bruijn timecodes.
Howie, R. M., Paxman, J., Bland, P. A., Towner, M. C., Sansom, E. K. and Devillepoix, H. A. R. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 10.1111/maps.12878 Available online 16 May 2017 LINK “Long-exposure fireball photographs have been…
How to build a continental scale fireball camera network
Robert M. Howie, Jonathan Paxman, Philip A. Bland, Martin C. Towner, Martin Cupak, Eleanor K. Sansom, Hadrien A. R. Devillepoix Experimental Astronomy (2017) doi:10.1007/s10686-017-9532-7 First Online: 11 May 2017 LINK “The expansion of the Australian…
Experimental Simulation of Meteorite Ablation during Earth Entry Using a Plasma Wind Tunnel
Stefan Loehle, Fabian Zander, Tobias Hermann, Martin Eberhart, Arne Meindl, Rainer Oefele, Jeremie Vaubaillon, Francois Colas, Pierre Vernazza, Alexis Drouard, and Jerome Gattacceca The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 837, Number 2 Published 2017 March 8 LINK…
Comparing eyewitness-derived trajectories of bright meteors to instrumentally-observed data
D.E. Moser Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 1 March 2017 LINK “Highlights • A tool to calculate crude meteor trajectories from eyewitness reports is described. • The tool’s performance is…
AMSNEXRAD-Automated Detection of Meteorite Strewnfields in Doppler Weather Radar
Michael Hankey, Marc Fries, Rob Matson, Jeff Fries Planetary and Space Science In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 17 February 2017 LINK “For several years meteorite recovery in the United States has been greatly enhanced…
Meteorite Recovery Using an Autonomous Drone and Machine Learning
R. I. Citron, A. Shah, S. Sinha, C. Watkins, P. Jenniskens 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2528 LINK
A Method for Estimating Meteorite Fall Mass from Weather RADAR Data
C. E. Laird, M. Fries, R. Matson 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #2129 LINK
A Very Bright Daylight Bolide Witnessed on May 17, 2016 Over Galicia, Spain
J. A. Docobo, P. P. Campo, J. M. Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M. Madiedo 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1883 PDF
Meteoriteorbits.info – Tracking All Known Meteorites with Photographic Orbits
M. M. M. Meier 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2017), Abstract #1178 PDF
PF120916 Piecki fireball and Reszel meteorite fallOPEN ACCESS
A. Olech, P. Żołądek, Z. Tymiński, M. Stolarz, M. Wiśniewski, M. Bęben, T. Lewandowski, K. Polak, A. Raj, P. Zaręba accepted for publication in Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “On…
Meteor studies in the framework of the JEM-EUSO program
G. Abdellaoui, S. Abe, A. Acheli, J.H. Adams Jr., S. Ahmad, A. Ahriche, J.-N. Albert, D. Allard, G. Alonso, L. Anchordoqui, V. Andreev, A. Anzalone, W. Aouimeur, Y. Arai, N. Arsene, K. Asano, R. Attallah,…
DINGLE DELL (L/LL5, S2, W0) – 1.15-kg meteorite fall near Morawa, Western Australia on October 31, 2016 at 8.03.46 pm AWST (12.03.46 pm UTC)
Last update: 9 June 2017 On 31 October 2016 at 8.03.46 pm AWST (12.03.46 pm UTC) a bolide was seen above Western Australia, coming in from a north-northeastern direction. It was recorded entering the atmosphere…
EJBY (H5/6, S2, W0) registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
On August 27, 2016 EJBY was officially registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database. “Ejby 55°42.02’N, 12°24.33’E Hovedstaden, Denmark Confirmed fall: 2016 Feb 6 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5/6) History: (H. Haack, NHMD): A bright fireball was…
Infrasound and seismic detections associated with the 7 September 2015 Bangkok fireballOPEN ACCESS
Corentin Caudron, Benoit Taisne, Anna Perttu, Milton Garcés, Elizabeth A. Silber, Pierrick Mialle Geoscience Letters December 2016, 3:26 First Online: 22 August 2016 LINK (OPEN ACCESS) “A bright fireball was reported at 01:43:35 UTC on…
FRIPON camera network officially launched on May 31, 2016
last update: 10 June 2016 With two-thirds of the cameras installed the French camera network FRIPON was officially launched on May 31, 2016. The remaining cameras will be installed in the course of this year….
An Earth-grazing fireball from the Daytime ζ-Perseid shower observed over Spain on 10 June 2012
José M. Madiedo, Francisco Espartero, Alberto J. Castro-Tirado, Sensi Pastor, José A. de los Reyes Accepted for publication in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) on 2016 April 28 PDF (open access) abstract…
Meteorites of bolide on February 17 at ~ 9:44:11 pm CST (UTC-6) have been found near Crosbyton, west of Lubbock, Texas, USA (updated: Feb. 29)
Last update (Feb. 29) On February 29, 2016 Sonny Clary reported on his website * that Terry Scott and himself had found a 36.1 gram specimen in a cotton field near Crosbyton, Texas (~ 33°39’34.3″N…
EJBY – Eleven meteorites (8937.78 g) found – Danekræ compensation paid – Fall on 6 February 2016 at 21:07:18-23 UTC in Ejby, Herlev, Glostrup, Vanløse, Sjælland, Denmark – Shattered meteorite main mass (~6.5 kg) in Herlev – Finds in Ejby (56 g, 522 g, 59.5 g, ~450g (?), ~400g (?) ), Glostrup (65 g) and Vanløse (18 g and ~300 g) (UPDT: Feb 11, 2018)
An updated and extended version of this post has been established on this Ejby page (Last update: 11 February 2018) Last update: 11 February 2018 (11:00 CET) According to a press release of the Statens…
Extended Meteor Hunting with Smartphones as Surveillance Cameras
P. G. Vizi, Sz. Bérczi, Sz. Csizmadia, T. Hegedus 47th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2016), Abstract #1797 PDF
Moshampa is officially registered as LL5 in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database
Moshampa is officially registered as LL5 in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database More information on the fall can be found HERE MetBull writeup 36° 57′ 57″N, 47° 41′ 28″E Zanjan, Iran Confirmed fall: 2015 Classification: Ordinary…
The atmospheric impact trajectory of asteroid 2014 AA
D. Farnocchia, S. R. Chesley, P. G. Brown, P. W. Chodas PDF (open access) abstract updated on 10 March: Icarus, in Press, Accepted Manuscript LINK “Near-Earth asteroid 2014 AA entered the Earth’s atmosphere on 2014…
MURRILI meteorite (H5/S1, 1.68 kg) fallen on Nov 27, 2015 (10:43:44.50 UTC) was found at Kati Thanda (Lake Eyre South), South Australia – Success of Desert Fireball Network (updated: 5 Dec 2016)
Last update: December 5, 2016 Chasing Meteors ABC Radio National, Earshot, 5 December 2016 AUDIO (MP3) “I just went out on our little veranda for a smoke and a relax after work and there is…
A catalog of video records of the 2013 Chelyabinsk superbolide
Introductory comment: At last Nikita Loskutov’s excellent work in documenting the videos of the fall since 2013 has been acknowledged! I do welcome the publication of this paper and the online database very much! It…
On the frequency of the superfireballs: more than 150 years of reports
Sandra Zamora, Fancisco Ocaña, Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, Maruška Mole Proceedings of the IMC, Mistelbach, 2015 PDF (full text) abstract “Superfireballs are rare phenomena for which the reports are scarce and the estimation of their…
Possible meteorite fall near Aremark, Østfold, Norway on August 13, 2015?
Steinar Midtskogen of the Norsk Meteornettverk reports about a possible meteorite fall near Aremark, Østfold, Norway on August 13, 2015. Frequent search expeditions have so far not resulted in any finds. LINK VIDEO
Detailed information about SARIÇİÇEK Howardite meteorite fall (Bingöl,Turkey) released (updated Feb. 23)
Last updated: February 23, 2016 The meteorites have been officially registered as SARIÇİÇEK in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database on February 22, 2016. Writeup of MB 105 The Turkish Meteorite Network has released detailed information about…
SARIÇİÇEK – Bolide and rare achondrite (Howardite) meteorite fall around village Sarıçiçek, Bingöl province, Turkey on September 2, ~ 20:06 UTC (updated 24 Feb 2016)
Last update: Feb. 24, 2016 / 06:40 CET The meteorites have been officially registered as SARIÇİÇEK in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database on February 22, 2016. LINK Writeup from MB 105 “Sariçiçek 38°54.10’N, 40°36.01’E Bingol, Turkey…
Large daytime bolide above Si Sawat (ศรีสวัสดิ์) , Kanchanaburi, Thailand, September 7, ~ 8.41a.m. local time (updated: Aug 22)
Last update: Aug. 22, 2016 Meteorites are expected to have fallen in the Sai Yok ( ไทรโยค) or Si Sawat (ศรีสวัสดิ์) districts (Amphoe), Kanchanaburi province. Two possible fall areas could be around or between Khao…
The instrumentally recorded fall of the Križevci meteorite, Croatia, February 4, 2011.
Borovička, J., Spurný, P., Šegon, D., Andreić, Ž., Kac, J., Korlević, K., Atanackov, J., Kladnik, G., Mucke, H., Vida, D. and Novoselnik, F. Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12469 LINK
A Fireball from an Aten Type Orbit Over Germany and Switzerland
Wimmer K., Gnos E., Heinlein D., Hofmann B. 78th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society (2015), abstract #5355 LINK
Spectroscopy of a κ-Cygnid fireball afterglow
José M. Madiedo Planetary and Space Science (accepted for publication on March 22, 2015 ) LINK PDF (full text)
Large bolide disintegrates above Swiss Alps (15 March, 19:44 UTC)
Large bolide with fragmentations and detonations, at least 8.8 seconds The end of the trajectory was probably above the high Alps in Switzerland, just southsoutheast of Lake Lucerne. Update (16 March 2015): First trajectory calculation…
The August θ-Aquillid fireballs and possible relationship with the asteroid 2004MB6
Kokhirova, G. I. and Babadzhanov, P. B. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science. doi: 10.1111/maps.12431 LINK
Chelyabinsk, Zond IV, and a possible first-century fireball of historical importance
Hartmann, W. K. (2015) Meteoritics & Planetary Science doi: 10.1111/maps.12428 LINK Comment on “Chelyabinsk, Zond IV, and a possible first‐century fireball of historical importance” William K. Hartmann, Alexander Forte, Alina SABYR Meteorit Planet Sci. ….
The meteorite fall near Boumdeid, Mauritania, from September 14, 2011
Buhl S., Toueirjenne C., Hofmann B., Laubenstein M., Wimmer K. Meteorites Vol. 3, Nos. 1–2, 2014, 5–18 DOI 10.5277/met140101 PDF (full text) Meteorites (Vol. 3) Publishers: Wrocław University of Technology, Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and…
On the hunt for rare rock after meteorite falls from sky / Bolide, 20 December 2014, 00:25:00, 40 km east of Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
Geoscience professor asking for public’s help to locate fragments 20 December, 2014, 00:25:00, 40 km east of Fairmont Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada “Hildebrand says the apparent weakness displayed indicates this rock was unusual, probably…
Bolide seen from Loxton, Riverland district, South Australia, 2 January 2015, 13:39:12 UTC
Bolide seen from Loxton, Riverland district, South Australia, 2 January 2015, 13:39:12 UTC (3 December, 12:09:12 AM local) seen moving towards northnorthwest, at least 8 seconds Screenshot 1 Screenshot 2 Screenshot 3 Screenshot 4 Screenshot…
[Žd’ár nad Sázavou] First meteorite found near Nová Ves, close to Nového Města na Moravě on 20 December, ~3 p.m. CET/ Meteorite fall near Rudolec, Jihlava district, Czech Republic, 9 December, 16:16:45-54 UT UTC
Update (24 May 2015) Žd’ár nad Sázavou was registered in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database on 24 May 2015 LINK UPDATE (2 January 2015): A report from the Czech Astronomical Society about the meteorite search expedition,…
Bolide Events 1994-2013 world map
New Map Shows Frequency of Small Asteroid Impacts, Provides Clues on Larger Asteroid Population LINK A 500-kiloton airburst over Chelyabinsk and an enhanced hazard from small impactors Brown et…
Meteor northeast of Grenaa, Jutland, Denmark, 4 November, 20:17 UTC
Seen from Oslo in southern direction. The bolide was also recorded for 2 seconds by Jesper Green from Silkeborg in Denmark* and the bearing reveals that the meteor coming from an eastsoutheasterly direction ended its…
Meteor and trail in time lapse
video shot on October 16th, 2014 by Wes Eisenhauer outside of Custer, South Dakota. (120 consecutive 30 second exposures) Originally posted HERE by Wes Eisenhauer on October 31, 2014 Watch in HD (full screen) original…
Reanalysis of the Benešov bolide and recovery of polymict breccia meteorites – old mystery solved after 20 years
Pavel Spurný, Jakub Haloda, Jiří Borovička, Lukáš Shrbený and Patricie Halodová Published online: 14 October 2014 DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/201424308 LINK (full text) PDF LINK (full text) Abstract The main motivation for this work was to explain…
Bolide on the weather report 2 October 22:37 local time (2:37 UTC, 4:37 CEST), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
TVA evening news show Meteor was probably above New York State VIDEO (full screen) LINK
Trajectory, orbit, and spectroscopic analysis of a bright fireball observed over Spain on April 13, 2013
José M. Madiedo, Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Jaime Zamorano, Leonor Ana-Hernández, Jaime Izquierdo, José L. Ortiz, Aberto J. Castro-Tirado, Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, Francisco Ocaña, Sensi Pastor, José A. de los Reyes, David Galadí, Enrique de…
Meteor, 7 September, 6:57 a.m. local time, Catalunya, Spain
Meteor, 7 September, 6:57 a.m. local time, Catalunya, Spain smoke trail above Vall de Lord (photo: David Gaspar): PHOTO LINK LINK (Original) Video (4:56:47 – 4:56:52 UTC recorded in Folgueroles by Pep Pujols): VIDEO Imatge…
The Tajikistan superbolide of July 23, 2008. I. Trajectory, orbit, and preliminary fall data
Konovalova, N. A., Madiedo, J. M. and Trigo-Rodríguez, J. M. (2013) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 48: 2469–2479. doi: 10.1111/maps.12217 LINK The bolide was first recorded at a height of 38.2 km, reached its maximum brightness…
