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Winchcombe meteorite: A kind of splatter on our driveway

news Winchcombe meteorite: ‘A kind of splatter on our driveway’ © Anonymous Splat: The meteorite landed on the Wilcock family s driveway We re still pinching ourselves - to believe that this actually happened on our drive! Rob Wilcock, his wife Cathryn and daughter Hannah are astounded to find themselves at the centre of a major scientific discovery. It was their property in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, that was hit by the most valuable space rock ever to fall on the UK. The meteorite has had British scientists in raptures of joy. It s a carbonaceous chondrite - a dark stony material that retains unaltered chemistry from the formation of our Solar System 4.6 billion years ago, and, as such, could give us fresh insights on how the planets came into being.

Meteor news: Cotswolds meteorite is dream come true for scientists - First in 30 years | Science | News

| UPDATED: 07:26, Wed, Mar 10, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE for the biggest new releases, reviews and tech hacks SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The small meteor that came crashing towards our planet in late February is an extremely rare type known as a carbonaceous chondrite - a rock that contains the ingredients for life. It is the first of its kind to ever be found in the UK after it landed in a driveway in the Cotswold town of Winchcombe. Thousands of people across the UK and Northern Europe watched in awe as a fireball cut across the night skies on February 28.

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