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FRIPON: A worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Context: Until recently, camera networks designed for monitoring fireballs worldwide were not fully automated, implying that in case of a meteorite fall, the recovery campaign was rarely immediate. This was an important limiting factor as the most fragile - hence precious - meteorites must be recovered rapidly to avoid their alteration. Aims: The Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network (FRIPON) scientific project was designed to overcome this limitation. This network comprises a fully automated camera and radio network deployed over a significant fraction of western Europe and a small fraction of Canada. As of today, it consists of 150 cameras and 25 European radio receivers and covers an area of about 1.5 million square kilometers.<br />Comment: 54 pages, 14 figures
Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.2012.00616
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202038649