| Winchcombe | |
|---|---|
 Fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite in the Natural History Museum, London | |
| Type | Chondrite[1] |
| Class | Carbonaceous chondrite[1] |
| Group | CM2[1] |
| Country | England |
| Region | Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51°57′04″N 1°58′32″W / 51.9512°N 1.9755°W[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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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 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.
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]
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- ^ "Meteorites from sky fireball 'may have fallen near Cheltenham'". The Guardian. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "A team of UK scientists, guided by meteor specialists, have recovered pieces of an extremely rare meteorite, a type which has never fallen anywhere in the UK before". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Meteorite found in the Cotswolds is the first in the UK for 30 years". Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ "Winchcombe meteorite to go on public display". BBC News. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.