Tonopah, Arizona, USA – Tuesday, April 16, 2024, 7:59 PM local time, a meteor fireball was observed heading south at 16 km/s, and ending at a height of 26 km above the Eagletail Mountains Wilderness. Due to the slow speed and low end height, meteorites are expected.
In addition to the posted NASA trajectory, I analyzed several videos and produced a modified trajectory solution, that was run through the StrewnLAB software to predict the search area shown below. Please download and review the Google Earth files below for detailed maps of the search area.
2024-04-21 04:00 UTC – UPDATE V2: Modified the initial trajectory from NASA, based on available video.
Clanton Well StrewnLAB V2V2 Critical Search AreaDoppler hit overlay, as noted by Dr. Marc Fries
Weather Data
The weather data below is sourced from weather balloons, and publicly available via NOAA’s Integrated Global Radiosonde Archive (IGRA). This data is downloaded and post-processed by the StrewnLAB algorithm, to account for changing weather patterns and weather balloon drift. The plots have altitude on the y-axis, in kilometers above sea level. The wind speed below 10km has large effect onthe drift of meteorites.
Mild winds from the northwest had a minimal impact on meteorite drift
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