An investigation of the 27 July 2018 bolide and meteorite fall over Benenitra, southwestern Madagascar

An investigation of the 27 July 2018 bolide and meteorite fall over Benenitra, southwestern Madagascar

Several dozen stones of an ordinary chondrite meteorite fell in and around the town of Benenitra in southwestern Madagascar during the early evening of 27 July 2018, minutes after a widely observed meteor fireball (bolide) transit and detonation. The event was confirmed by low-frequency infrasound r...

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Main Authors: Roger L. Gibson, Timothy Marais, Lewis D. Ashwal, Fenitra Andriampenomanana, Adriamiranto Raveloson, Andry H. Ramanatsoa, Matthias Laubenstein, Alexander Ziegler, Warrick C. Fuchsloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2021-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
meteor fireball
chondrite
infrasound
cosmogenic radionuclide analysis
seismic
Online Access:https://sajs.co.za/article/view/8200

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