March 1, 2005 daylight fireball Over galicia (NW of Spain) and minho (N. Portugal)

José Angel Docobo; Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez; Jiri Borovicka; Vakhtang S. Tamazian; Vera Assis Fernandes; Jordi Llorca

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-78419-9_69

March 1, 2005 daylight fireball Over galicia (NW of Spain) and minho (N. Portugal)

José Angel Docobo^*, Josep Maria Trigo-Rodríguez, Jiri Borovicka, Vakhtang S. Tamazian, Vera Assis Fernandes, Jordi Llorca

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The University of Manchester

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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 s ^-1 which is consistent with its estimated duration, the meteoroid originated in the asteroid belt.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Meteoroid and Meteor Science
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	537-542
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9780387784182
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78419-9_69
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2008

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March 1, 2005 daylight fireball Over galicia (NW of Spain) and minho (N. Portugal)

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