Updated:2013-08-22

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2009-01-17 : Maribo (Denmark)

Spatial and Temporal Informations

Location of fall
Maribo (Lolland, Denmark)
Coordinates
54°45'43" N, 11°28'3" E
Date of fall
January 17, 2009 20h 09mn LT
January 17, 2009 19h 09mn UT

Video

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Roger Svensson Video - Svensköp/Sweden
Video : Roger Svensson (Svensköp, Sweden)

The fireball from Roger Svensson's farm, video records the fall beetween 80 and 30 km height.

Photo

Capture from Oostkapelle Netherlands

 
Capture from Oostkapelle Netherlands Klaas Jobse - Cyclops observatory
Courtesy: Klaas Jobse - Cyclops observatory
 This picture was taken by the all-sky camera of Cyclops Observatory more than 300 km distance from bolide

Physical and kinetics Informations

Sound
The supersonic boom was registered by two infrasound stations and a few seismometers in Germany and Denmark.
Total known weight (TKW)
0.02581 kg
1 fragments:
  • March 4, 2009 : The single fragment was found by Thomas Grau. It appeared intact when found, but fell into many pieces when it was touched
Classification
Carbonaceous chondrite CM2, S0, W0

Lien

The Meteoritical Society
Meteoritical Bulletin Database - Entry for Maribo
May 18, 2009
politiken.dk
Meteorite hunter exults after rare find
March 13, 2009
spaceweather.com
Scandinavian Fireball Sightings: Jan. 17, 2009
 
Wikipedia
Maribo (meteorite)
 
Lolland astronomiske forening
Maribo meteorite
 
ekstrabladet.dk
Meteor iver Denmark