FRIPON

FRIPON
Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network
Réseau de Récupération de Boules de feu (bolides) et d'Observation Interplanétaire
AbbreviationFRIPON
FormationMay 31st, 2016
PurposeDetecting meteorites
Location
PI
François Colas
Websitehttps://www.fripon.org

The Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network (FRIPON French: Réseau de Récupération de Boules de feu (bolides) et d'Observation Interplanétaire) is a fully automated observation network of cameras and radio receivers based in France that monitors the sky for fireball meteors.[1] Using FRIPON, scientists can detect incoming meteors, determine their trajectory and estimate their strewn fields so that recovery operations of any surviving debris can be made.[2][3][4] Currently, the FRIPON network operates across Western Europe and small sections of Canada, consisting of 150 cameras and 25 radio receivers that in total cover an area of nearly 1,500,000 square kilometres (580,000 sq mi). Formed in 2016, it is a collaboration between the Paris Observatory, the French National Centre for Scientific Research, the National Museum of Natural History and Paris-Sud University[2][5] and has detected nearly 4000 meteoroids since 2020.[1] FRIPON is the first fully automated high-density meteor observation system and is capable of quickly estimating a meteorite's strewn field to a 1 by 10km area.[5]

  1. ^ a b Colas, F.; Zanda, B.; Bouley, S.; Jeanne, S.; Malgoyre, A.; Birlan, M.; Blanpain, C.; Gattacceca, J.; Jorda, L.; Lecubin, J.; Marmo, C.; Rault, J. L.; Vaubaillon, J.; Vernazza, P.; Yohia, C. (2020-12-01). "FRIPON: a worldwide network to track incoming meteoroids". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 644: A53. arXiv:2012.00616. Bibcode:2020A&A...644A..53C. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202038649. ISSN 0004-6361.
  2. ^ a b "Official launching of FRIPON". Meteor News. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  3. ^ bestuur, het (2018-07-02). "FRIPON-NL: Extending the French all-sky fireball camera network to The Netherlands". Werkgroep Meteoren (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  4. ^ "FRIPON network: watching the skies". www.esa.int. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  5. ^ a b Dickinson, David (June 21, 2016). "FRIPON: A NEW ALL-SKY METEOR NETWORK". Sky and Telescope. Retrieved April 17, 2024.