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Infrasound observations of the bolide explosion over Romania on January 7, 2015

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In the data of several infrasound stations in Europe, manifestations of the explosion of the Romania meteoroid were detected. The azimuth angle, celerity, duration, amplitude, and energy of the infrasound signal have been estimated. The composition, mass, volume, and sizes of the meteoroid are discussed.

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    L. F. Chernogor

  2. National Center of Space Facilities Control and Test, State Space Agency of Ukraine, Horodok, Radomyshl raion, Zhytomyr oblast, 12265, Ukraine

    O. I. Liashchuk

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Original Russian Text © L.F. Chernogor, O.I. Liashchuk, 2017, published in Kinematika i Fizika Nebesnykh Tel, 2017, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 34–54.

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Chernogor, L.F., Liashchuk, O.I. Infrasound observations of the bolide explosion over Romania on January 7, 2015. Kinemat. Phys. Celest. Bodies 33, 276–290 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S0884591317060022

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