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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Meteor air burst over Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox event<br />
| title = 2015 Kerala meteorite<br />
| image =<br />
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| caption =<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.98|76.28|type:event|display=inline,title}}<br />
| date = 27 February 2015<br />
| time = 22:00 PM IST (UTC +5.30 hours)<br />
| duration =<br />
| place = Valamboor and Kuruppampady, in [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| type = Fireball<br />
| cause = [[Air burst]] of small [[meteor]]<br />
}}<br />
The 2015 Kerala [[Meteoroid#Fireball|fireball]] was a [[meteor air burst]] that occurred over [[Kerala]] state in [[India]] on 27 February 2015.<ref>{{cite news| title='Fireball in sky' triggers panic in city| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/fireball-in-sky-triggers-panic-in-city/article6943867.ece |access-date=28 February 2015| newspaper=The Hindu| format=updated 2015-03-01}}</ref><br />
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==Initial reports ==<br />
The fireball, reportedly accompanied by a [[sonic boom]], was noticed across the sky in parts of [[Thrissur]], [[Ernakulam]], [[Palakkad]], [[Kozhikode]] and [[Malappuram]] districts of [[Kerala]] at around 22:00 PM [[Indian Standard Time|IST]](local time, UTC +5.30 hours) for about 5 to 6 seconds.<ref>{{cite news| title=Panic among residents as fireballs light up Kerala sky| url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/panic-among-residents-as-fireballs-light-up-kerala-sky/story-ueNuDB5jTbhhTmuTKgOUXJ.html| access-date=25 August 2019| newspaper=Hindustan Times| date=1 March 2015}}</ref><br />
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Initial reports suggested that it may have been a part of a rocket body used to launch the [[Yaogan]] Weixing-26, a Chinese satellite launched in December 2014.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} Later, the Meteorology Department and Disaster Management Authority of Kerala refuted the theory stating that if this was the case, it should have been spotted by the meteorology radars.<ref>{{cite news| title=Many Theories as Fireballs Light Up Kerala Sky| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Many-Theories-as-Fireballs-Light-Up-Kerala-Sky/2015/02/28/article2690565.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303030548/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Many-Theories-as-Fireballs-Light-Up-Kerala-Sky/2015/02/28/article2690565.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=3 March 2015 | newspaper=New Indian Express| date=2015-02-28}}</ref><br />
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==Impact sites==<br />
Meteorites (meteoroid debris) hit multiple places in [[Ernakulam]] district. Small fragments which are believed to be parts of the [[meteoroid]] were recovered from Valamboor, near [[Kolenchery]], and [[Kuruppampady]], near [[Perumbavoor]].<ref>{{cite news| title=It was a meteoroid, experts conclude| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/it-was-a-meteoroid-experts-conclude/article6947778.ece| date=1 March 2015| newspaper=The Hindu| access-date=2015-03-01}}</ref><br />
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A team of scientists from the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) and [[Geological Survey of India]] visited the impact sites and collected samples for analysis. A preliminary report indicated that the fragments' chemical composition consist of [[nickel]] and [[iron ore]].<ref>{{cite news| title=Scientists Examine 'Rocks', Confirm Kerala Meteor Fall| url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Scientists-Examine-%E2%80%98Rocks%E2%80%99-Confirm-Kerala-Meteor-Fall/2015/03/02/article2693783.ece| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303200617/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/Scientists-Examine-%E2%80%98Rocks%E2%80%99-Confirm-Kerala-Meteor-Fall/2015/03/02/article2693783.ece| url-status=dead| archive-date=3 March 2015| access-date=8 March 2015| newspaper=The New Indian Express| date=2015-03-02}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Bolide]]<br />
*[[Impact event]]<br />
*[[Meteorite fall]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Modern impact events}}<br />
{{2015 in space}}<br />
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[[Category:2015 in India]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Earth impact events]]<br />
[[Category:Meteorites found in India]]<br />
[[Category:2010s in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:2015 in outer space]]<br />
[[Category:February 2015 in India]]<br />
[[Category:Disasters in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Ernakulam district]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century astronomical events]]</div>UgsPoXanB