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2001-10-27 : Mer du Nord (Scotland)
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Spatial and Temporal Informations
Place of observation
(Mer du Nord, Scotland)
Date of observation
October 27, 2001 19h 20mn 20s ± 2s LT
October 27, 2001 19h 20mn 20s ± 2s UT
Fireball duration
3 s
Initial velocity
30 km/s
Start height of bolide
120 km
Terminal height of bolide
35 km
Trajectory slope (// horizontal)
22-23 °
Ground path of the fireball
~250 km
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124 Ko
Physical and kinetics Informations
Maximum absolute magnitude
-14 -> -20
Sound
no sounds are reported
Lien
The Society for Popular Astronomy
The North Sea Fireball of October 27-28, 2001
February 15, 2002
Dutch Meteor Society
Extremely Bright Fireball on October 27, 2001 at 19:20:20 UT
November 2, 2001
Royal Netherlands Meteorological institut
Infrasound from a bright bolide over the North Sea
October , 2001
Reference
Extremely Bright Fireball on October 27, 2001 at 19:20:20 UT
Dutch Meteor Society
(2001)