Scientists appeal to trace meteorite near Shrewsbury

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Scientists appeal to trace meteorite near Shrewsbury

The space rock is believed to have landed somewhere near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, after being spotted over the county on Wednesday.

Members of the UK Fireball Alliance, spent the bank holiday searching for pieces, but none have been recovered and they are appealing for help.

Prof Katie Joy said the rock would be a glossy black or brown colour, and about the size of an Easter egg.

More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-61147230

From UKMon: https://archive.ukmeteors.co.uk/reports/2022/orbits/202204/20220413/20220413_234520.679_UK/index.html

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Shropshire meteorite: No trace despite hundreds of possible finds

Despite many searches, scientists are yet to find fragments of a meteorite thought to have landed in Shropshire.

Pieces of space rock are thought to be around Condover after the meteorite was spotted in the skies on 13 April.

More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-shropshire-61377119

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There was another fireball a few days later, on 11th/12th May ( 23:39 UTC on 11th ). It came in at a very shallow angle, so the predicted landing zone is huge. Apparently about 100g of material probably made it to the surface , but it may have ended up in the sea.

See the press release currently on the front page at https://www.ukfall.org.uk/