Winchcombe meteorite
Meteorite that hit England in 2021 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Winchcombe meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that was observed entering the Earth's atmosphere as a fluorescent green fireball over Gloucestershire, England, at 21:54 hours on 28 February 2021. Due to a public appeal, fragments were quickly recovered from the village of Winchcombe, enabling it to be collected for analysis before becoming degraded.
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Winchcombe | |
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Type | Chondrite[1] |
Class | Carbonaceous chondrite[1] |
Group | CM2[1] |
Country | England |
Region | Gloucestershire |
Coordinates | 51.9512°N 1.9755°W / 51.9512; -1.9755[2] |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | 28 Feb 2021 GMT (UTC) |
Found date | 28 Feb – 1 Mar 2021 GMT (UTC) |
TKW | 602 grams (21.2 oz) |
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It is a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite originating from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.[3][4]
It was the first meteorite found in Britain since 1991.[5] Fragments of the meterorite were displayed at the London Natural History Museum on 17 May 2021.[6]