Winchcombe meteorite
| Winchcombe | |
|---|---|
Fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite in the Natural History Museum, London | |
| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Carbonaceous chondrite |
| Group | CM2 |
| Country | England |
| Region | Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51°57′04″N 1°58′32″W / 51.9512°N 1.9755°W |
| 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) |
| Related media on Wikimedia Commons | |
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.
It was the first meteorite found in Britain since 1991. Fragments of the meterorite were displayed at the London Natural History Museum on 17 May 2021.