Sightings2012

Sutter's Mill daytime fireball over California and Nevada

Name: Sutter's Mill daytime fireball over California and Nevada
Start: 2012-04-22
Location: Coloma, CA

When: 22 Apr 2012
Where: Coloma, CA
Sources: 2 public sources

Fragments of the Sutter's Mill meteorite recovered near Coloma, California, in 2012 Peter Jenniskens (SETI Institute) and Eric James (NASA Ames), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A loud morning fireball over the Sierra Nevada was tracked by Doppler weather radar to rare carbonaceous meteorites near Coloma, site of the 1848 gold discovery. A 2012 Science paper reported a record entry speed of about 28.6 km/s.

Sources

PressCalifornia Meteor Broke Speed Record for Atmospheric Entry (opens in a new tab)Scientific American / 2012-12-20
PressCalifornia meteorite reveals secrets thanks to crowdsourcing (opens in a new tab)Christian Science Monitor / 2012-12-20

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