A first report on the Nqweba bolide and meteorite fall event in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, on 25 August 2024

• Roger L. Gibson,
• Timothy Cooper,
• Leonidas C. Vonopartis,
• Carla Dodd,
• Peter Hers,
• Lewis D. Ashwal,
• Robyn Symons

Affiliations

Roger L. Gibson

ORCiD

School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Timothy Cooper

Comet Asteroid and Meteor Section Director, Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa

Leonidas C. Vonopartis

ORCiD

School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Carla Dodd

ORCiD

Department of Geosciences and Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa

Peter Hers

Garden Route Centre of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa, Sedgefield, South Africa

Lewis D. Ashwal

ORCiD

School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Robyn Symons

ORCiD

School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa