Winchcombe meteorite
Winchcombe is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as Carbonaceous Chondrite, that is recorded in the United Kingdom in 2021. A total of 602 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Winchcombe
- Classification
- Carbonaceous Chondrite
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- C
- Fall or find
- Not recorded
- Year
- 2021
- Mass recovered
- 602 g
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 51.9512° N, 1.9755° W
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What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Carbonaceous chondrites.
Meteorites near Winchcombe
- Aldsworth LL5 · 23 km away
- Hatford Stone-uncl · 46 km away
- Launton L6 · 59 km away
- Barwell L5 · 81 km away
- Wiltshire H5 · 90 km away
- Danebury H6 · 95 km away
Other C meteorites
- Elephant Moraine 92006 Antarctica · 1992
- Yamato 86772 Antarctica · 1986
- Mulga (west) Australia · 1971
- Dar al Gani 055 Libya · 1995
- Yamato 793581 Antarctica · 1979
- Flensburg Germany