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Astronomy => In the Media... => Topic started by: Rick on Nov 08, 2022, 09:30:53

Title: Meteorite Fall over the Cotswolds – Again!
Post by: Rick on Nov 08, 2022, 09:30:53
Meteorite Fall over the Cotswolds – Again!

A spectacular fireball on 23rd October may have dropped meteorites over the Cotswolds.

The fireball was picked up on more than a dozen cameras from the UK Meteor Network (UKMON) and was composed of a small chunk of asteroid. Analysis indicated that a few hundred grammes may have made it to ground level somewhere to the north-east of Cirencester – by an amazing coincidence, less than ten kilometres from where the Winchcombe Meteorite fell not so long ago.

More: https://www.popastro.com/main_spa1/meteor/2022/11/07/meteorite-fall-over-the-cotswolds-again/