Patrick M. Shober
ARES Division · NASA Johnson Space Center · Houston, TX · ORCID 0000-0003-4766-2098
Planetary scientist specializing in meteorite-fall detection, fireball dynamics, and the orbital link between meteorites and asteroids. 28 refereed publications (14 first-author), h-index 13, and about €280,000 in competitive funding won as PI. Asteroid (33964) Patrickshober named in 2023.
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Multimodal analysis of a large daytime bolide near Cleveland, Ohio on March 17, 2026 Meteoritics & Planetary Science
MetDetect: an automatic detection software for meteorite signatures in NEXRAD weather radar Meteoritics & Planetary Science
A dynamic analysis of 2,200 asteroids on cometary orbits The Astronomical Journal
In review in review
Fresh from space: the Ménétréol meteorite, an exceptional case of rapid recovery and pristine analysis Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Minimoon Still on the Loose Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Refereed publications 28 · 14 first-author
Asteroidal activity amongst meteor datasets: confirmed new “rock-comet” stream and search for a tidal disruption signature The Astrophysical Journal, 1000(2), 254 DOI
FRIPONMeter: a high-resolution radiometer for fireballs WGN, Journal of the IMO (in press)
A Near-Earth Object Model Calibrated to Earth Impactors The Astronomical Journal, 171(3), 126 DOI
Orbit dissimilarity criteria in meteor showers: a comparative review Planetary & Space Science, 270, 106231 DOIarXiv
Comparing the data-reduction pipelines of FRIPON, DFN, WMPL, and AMOS: a case study of the Geminids Astronomy & Astrophysics, 705, A65 DOI
What falls versus what we recover: quantifying search and recovery bias for orbital meteorites Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 60(10), 2488–2503 DOI
Catastrophic disruption of asteroid 2023 CX1 and implications for planetary defence Nature Astronomy, 9, 1624–1637 DOIarXiv
Determining the statistical significance of meteorite–asteroid pairs using geocentric parameters Astronomy & Astrophysics, 702, A36 DOIarXiv
Perihelion history and atmospheric survival as primary drivers of the Earth's meteorite record Nature Astronomy, 9, 799–812 DOIarXiv
Near-Earth stream decoherence revisited: the limits of orbital similarity Astronomy & Astrophysics, 693, A23 DOIarXiv
Comparing the dynamics of Jupiter-family comets and comet-like fireballs Astronomy & Astrophysics, 687, A181 DOIarXiv
A generalizable method for estimating meteor shower false positives Astronomy & Astrophysics, 686, A130 DOIarXiv
Cosmic-ray exposure age accumulated in near-Earth space: a carbonaceous chondrite case study Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59(10), 2695–2717 DOI
Recalibration of the lunar chronology due to spatial cratering-rate variability Icarus, 411, 115956 DOI
The Winchcombe fireball: that lucky survivor Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 59(5), 927–947 DOIarXiv
The Winchcombe meteorite, a unique and pristine witness from the outer solar system Science Advances, 8(46), eabq3925 DOI
Trajectory, recovery, and orbital history of the Madura Cave meteorite Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 57(7), 1328–1338 DOIarXiv
Arpu Kuilpu: an H5 from the outer main belt Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 57(6), 1146–1157 DOIarXiv
Successful recovery of an observed meteorite fall using drones and machine learning The Astrophysical Journal Letters, 930(2), L25 DOIarXiv
Taurid stream #628: a reservoir of large cometary impactors The Planetary Science Journal, 2(6), 223 DOIarXiv
The proposed silicate–sulfuric acid process: mineral processing for in situ resource utilization (ISRU) Acta Astronautica, 188, 57–63 DOIarXiv
The main asteroid belt: the primary source of debris on comet-like orbits The Planetary Science Journal, 2(3), 98 DOIarXiv
Machine learning for semi-automated meteorite recovery Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 55(11), 2461–2471 DOIarXiv
Using atmospheric impact data to model meteoroid close encounters Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 498(4), 5240–5250 DOIarXiv
A Global Fireball Observatory Planetary and Space Science, 191, 105036 DOIarXiv
Where did they come from, where did they go? Grazing fireballs The Astronomical Journal, 159(5), 191 DOIarXiv
Identification of a Minimoon Fireball The Astronomical Journal, 158(5), 183 DOIarXiv
Determining fireball fates using the α–β criterion The Astrophysical Journal, 885(2), 115 DOIarXiv