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T1 A potential meteorite-dropping fireball recorded over Spain in 2011
A1 Rodríguez Ramírez, Antonio
A1 Madiedo Gil, José María
A1 Lyytinen, E.
A1 Ortiz Moreno, José Luis
A1 Castro Tirado, Alberto J.
AB Although most meteoroids impactingour atmosphere ablate completely, some fireballevents may produce, under favourable conditions, anon-zero terminal mass. In these cases these materialsreach the ground as meteorites. By recovering thesemeteorites we can obtain unique samples coming fromother celestial bodies that provide helpful informationabout the origin and evolution of our Solar System. Asa matter of fact, one of the aims of the SPanish MeteorNetwork (SPMN) is the analysis of potential meteorite-producing fireballs. For this purpose we are performinga continuous monitoring of meteor and fireballactivity over Spain and neighbouring countries bymeans of different recording techniques. We also focuson meteor spectroscopy in order to obtain chemicalinformation from the emission spectrum producedwhen meteoroids ablate in the atmosphere. In this context,we present here the first results of the analysis ofa potential meteorite-dropping event that took placeover south-west Spain on March 21, 2011. This wasregistered in the framework of the continuous spectroscopiccampaign we are performing since 2010 fromour meteor observing station located at the Sierra NevadaAstronomical Observatory.
YR 2013
FD 2013
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9072
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/9072
LA eng
NO Rodríguez, A., Madiedo Gil, J.M., Lyytinen, E., Ortiz Moreno, J.L., Castro Tirado, A.J.: "A potential meteorite-dropping fireball recorded over Spain in 2011".  En: 44th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (The Woolands, Texas, march 18-22, 2013)
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026