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Abstract:
Meteorites can carry important information about the solar system and its origins. Unfortunately, there is no official network in the United States dedicated to finding meteorites after observing meteors. The availability of low-cost computers and cameras such as the Raspberry Pi has made it possible to create affordable meteor observing station networks that could be set up by Citizen Scientists. We investigate the basic design of such a meteor station and will use it to test the hypothesis that it is possible to identify materials that arrive at Earth from other planetary systems. Specifically, we will look for extrasolar meteorite candidates because they can offer pristine information about our area of the universe before the formation of the Solar System. At the present time, we have calculated the expected luminosities of fireballs in optical, infrared, and radio wavelengths and are in the process of building and testing elements of the system.
Keywords: Meteorites, Citizen Scientists, luminosities of fireballs in optical, infrared, and radio wavelengths, elements of the system
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