TY - JOUR
T1 - March 1, 2005 daylight fireball over galicia (NW of Spain) and Minho (N. Portugal)
AU - Docobo, José Angel
AU - Trigo-Rodríguez, Josep Maria
AU - Borovicka, Jiri
AU - Tamazian, Vakhtang S.
AU - Fernandes, Vera Assis
AU - Llorca, Jordi
PY - 2008/6/1
Y1 - 2008/6/1
N2 - A daylight bolide was observed over Galicia (NW Spain) and Minho (N. Portugal) on March 1, 2005 at 15 h10 min ± 3 min UTC. We interviewed 23 eyewitnesses of the event in order to obtain the azimuth, altitude, and slope of the fireball's trajectory. Reports suggest an atmospheric ending height below 20 km, indicating that meteorite survival was likely. From the reconstructed trajectory and the fireball's duration, we obtained the approximate heliocentric orbits for the meteoroid. Assuming an entry velocity higher than 20 km s1 which is consistent with its estimated duration, the meteoroid originated in the asteroid belt.
AB - A daylight bolide was observed over Galicia (NW Spain) and Minho (N. Portugal) on March 1, 2005 at 15 h10 min ± 3 min UTC. We interviewed 23 eyewitnesses of the event in order to obtain the azimuth, altitude, and slope of the fireball's trajectory. Reports suggest an atmospheric ending height below 20 km, indicating that meteorite survival was likely. From the reconstructed trajectory and the fireball's duration, we obtained the approximate heliocentric orbits for the meteoroid. Assuming an entry velocity higher than 20 km s1 which is consistent with its estimated duration, the meteoroid originated in the asteroid belt.
KW - Meteoroids
KW - Meteors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=41549149266&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11038-007-9191-1
DO - 10.1007/s11038-007-9191-1
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:41549149266
SN - 0167-9295
VL - 102
SP - 537
EP - 542
JO - Earth, Moon and Planets
JF - Earth, Moon and Planets
IS - 1-4
ER -