Localizing the First Interstellar Meteor with Seismometer Data

The first meter-scale interstellar meteor (IM1) was detected by US government sensors in 2014, identified as an interstellar object candidate in 2019, and confirmed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in 2022. We use data from a nearby seismometer to localize the fireball to a ∼<inline-formula>...

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Main Authors: Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Signals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6120/4/4/35