Abstract

EDGAR, Ricaldi Yarvi; MIRANDA, Pedro  and  VALLEJOS, Victor. ENSAYO DE DIRECCIÓN DE ARRIBO AL METEORITO CAIDO EL 15 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2007 EN CARANCAS-PERÚ. Revista Boliviana de Física [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.14, pp. 73-77. ISSN 1562-3823.

On September 15, 2007, at 16:40 (UT) 2007 a meteorite impacted Earth producing a crater of 13 m - diameter and 5 m - depth. Located at the coordinates 16°39'52"S and 69°02'39"W, and local altitude of 3825masl in the municipality of Carancas in Peru, close to the border with Bolivia. In the present article two possible tests were carried out to determine the direction of precedence of the meteorite. Data of the event registered by the San Calixto observatory's infrasound station in Bolivia was obtained to carry out numerical calculations.

Keywords : meteorites ; observation and data reduction techniques.