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Shock wave formation in the thermosphere by an earthgrazing fireball: Empirical evidence for volatile-enhanced hydrodynamic shielding
6 affiliations
- 1Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87123, USA
- 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada
- 3Western Institute for Earth and Space Exploration, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5B7, Canada
- 4Easter Auchraw Cottage, Lochearnhead, FK19 8PU, Scotland, United Kingdom
- 5SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA
- 6Sentinel Scientific Consulting LLC, Rio Rancho, NM 87144, USA
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BibTeX
@article{silber2026shock,
title = {{Shock wave formation in the thermosphere by an earthgrazing fireball: Empirical evidence for volatile-enhanced hydrodynamic shielding}},
author = {Elizabeth A. Silber and Denis Vida and Miro Ronac Giannone and Jamie Shepherd and Sarah Albert and Daniel Bowman and Tammy Do and Margaret D. Campbell-Brown and Peter M. Jenniskens and Reynold E. Silber},
journal = {Icarus},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.1016/j.icarus.2026.117184},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.29150},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Shock wave formation in the thermosphere by an earthgrazing fireball: Empirical evidence for volatile-enhanced hydrodynamic shielding
AU - Elizabeth A. Silber
AU - Denis Vida
AU - Miro Ronac Giannone
AU - Jamie Shepherd
AU - Sarah Albert
AU - Daniel Bowman
AU - Tammy Do
AU - Margaret D. Campbell-Brown
AU - Peter M. Jenniskens
AU - Reynold E. Silber
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/25
JO - Icarus
DO - 10.1016/j.icarus.2026.117184
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.29150
SN - 0019-1035
SN - 1090-2643
ER -