publication . Article . 2008

Evidence for a meteoritic origin of the September 15, 2007, Carancas crater

Name: Evidence for a meteoritic origin of the September 15, 2007, Carancas crater
Keywords: Space and Planetary Science, Geophysics

Jeremie Vaubaillon; E. Minaya; Douglas P. Drob; B. Burgoa; Yves Cansi; B. Hernandez; K. Antier; A. Le Pichon; Läslo Evers;

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Published: 01 Nov 2008

Country: United States

Summary

Abstract

On September 15th, 2007, around 11:45 local time in Peru, near the Bolivian border, the atmospheric entry of a meteoroid produced bright lights in the sky and intense detonations. Soon after, a crater was discovered south of Lake Titicaca. These events have been detected by the Bolivian seismic network and two infrasound arrays operating for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, situated at about 80 and 1620 km from the crater. The localization and origin time computed with the seismic records are consistent with the reported impact. The entry elevation and azimuthal angles of the trajectory are estimated from the observed signal time sequences...

doi: 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2008.tb00644.x

Subjects

free text keywords: Space and Planetary Science, Geophysics, Meteoroid, Seismology, Impact crater, Meteorite, Elevation, Local time, Orbital elements, Atmospheric entry, Geology, Paleontology, Asteroid

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