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We present a method to calculate the radiation pressure force to gravity ratio on meteoroids from their atmospheric flight. Radiation pressure corrections to meteor orbits are negligible for fireballs; of the order of or less than the measurement errors (≈ 1%) for photographic meteors; of the order of and in some cases substantially larger than the measurement errors (≈ 10%) for radar meteors.
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Gustafson, B.».S., Adolfsson, L.G. Radiation pressure correction to meteor orbits. Earth Moon Planet 72, 327–332 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00117537
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