Meteorite · Chondrite · United Kingdom
Winchcombe
A carbonaceous chondrite whose 2021 fall was captured by camera networks, allowing its orbit to be traced and the sample to be recovered within days — one of the most pristine falls ever studied.
MeteoritesObserved fall
Imagery
Church clock, Winchcombe - geograph.org.uk - 4421535
St Peter's parish church, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, seen from the southwest.
Jaggery · CC BY-SA
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupCarbonaceous Chondrites
Sources
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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