RT Journal Article
T1 A potential meteorite-producing Taurid fireball observed in 2021
A1 Madiedo Gil, José María
AB On 2021 November 12, a Taurid fireball with an absolute magnitude of −13 was recorded over Spain. This work presents the analysis of this impressive bolide, which penetrated the atmosphere till a remarkable low final height of about 25.1 km above the ground level. A non-zero mass was calculated at the ending point of the luminous trajectory, which means that this event would have produced a meteorite that fell on the ground. Despite the mass of the fragment being small, of around 6.5 g, this would confirm the possibility of Taurid meteorite survival, a debate that was initiated some years ago. The emission spectrum of this fireball is also discussed.
PB Oxford University Press; Royal Astronomical Society
SN 0035-8711
SN 1365-2966 (electrónico)
YR 2026
FD 2026
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/28283
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/28283
LA eng
NO Madiedo, J. M. (2026). A potential meteorite-producing Taurid fireball observed in 2021. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 548(2). https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag570
NO The author is very grateful to Fundación AstroHita for its support in the establishment and operation of the aut omat ed meteor-observing station located at La Hita Astronomical Ob- servatory. In addition, financial support from grant PID2024- 161944NB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/, and from the Severo Ochoa grant CEX2021-001131-S funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 is also acknowledged.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 13 jul 2026