Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science
METEORITE FALLS

COALMONT, CO

COALMONT, CO

COALMONT, CO

DATE/TIME

8/24/2022 @ 0233 UTC

8/24/2022
0233 UTC

LAT/LONG

40.546356 • -106.586326

40.546356
-106.586326

This is an estimated landing site map for this fall, color coded according to mass. Red is kg-mass meteorites, scaling down to yellow single-gram stones. The yellow polygon is for 7.75g meteorites fro

STREWN FIELD

This is an estimated landing site map for this fall, color coded according to mass. Red is kg-mass meteorites, scaling down to yellow single-gram stones. The yellow polygon is for 7.75g meteorites fro

SUMMARY

This event was a POSSIBLE meteorite fall that occurred at 8:33 PM local time on 24 Aug 2022, or 2:33:39 UTC. Events are recorded as “possible” if they produce potential signatures of a meteorite fall in weather radar imagery at the time and place described by eyewitnesses, but no meteorites have been recovered from the event to date. The fireball was a bright and apparently slow-moving fireball and 62 eyewitnesses reported it to the American Meteor Society from CO, UT, and WY. No reports of sonic booms were recorded.

Meteorites have not been recovered from this event.  The event features a single, relatively strong radar signature with evidence of short-range turbulence. The fact that it appears in only one radar sweep is not a strong indicator of a meteorite fall, but the appearance of turbulence is suggestive of a fall.

This event is recorded as American Meteor Society event number 5337 for the year 2022.

The appearance of falling meteorites on radar occurs at 02:35:55 UTC and 10,173 m above sea level (ASL) in the 0233 UTC data set for the KFTG radar in the 1.80 degree elevation radar sweep. It appears 135s after the fireball terminus.

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RADAR & MAPS

This composite image shows the radar signature for this event. It is relatively strong but distant from all radars, and features minor short-range turbulence.

RADAR SUMMARY

This composite image shows the radar signature for this event. It is relatively strong but distant from all radars, and features minor short-range turbulence.

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EVENTS TO DATE

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METEORITES 101

This step-by-step guide will show you how to locate possible meteorite fall sites using radar software and weather data along with info provided by reporting agencies and monitoring systems.
These instructions will show you how to best preserve the meteorites you discover and how to make contact with the organizations that are willing to accept and analyze your find.
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It turns out that meteorites have provided us a lot of scientific insight, not only into the origins of our solar system and planet Earth, but what the future might hold for mankind.
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