[meteorite-list] re: Calculating a meteorite orbit

[Marco Langbroek]

> Hello,
>
> I'm searching for an Excel program or a document
> explaining how to determine the orbit of a meteorite
> fallen on earth according to the fact that we know the
> impact point, trajectory, altitude and speed, pictures
> of the bolide.
> This technique of orbit calculation was used on Pribram,
> Lost City or Innisfree for example.

You'll find such an excel spreadsheet on my website:

http://home.wanadoo.nl/marco.langbroek

...and then choose in the menu "my meteor related Excell-applications".
The spreadsheet in question is named "Metorb08.xls" and was written by me. If
you use it, please refer to the source by refering to the WGN paper.

- Marco

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Dr Marco Langbroek
Dutch Meteor Society (DMS)
Leiden, the Netherlands
52.15896 N, 4.48884 E (WGS 84)

e-mail: meteorites at dmsweb.org
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