A meteorite in the Cotswolds
A find from an English country garden speaks of the solar system’s first days
Winchcombe, a rural English town, is not a place where much happens. But, on February 28th 2021, something did. At six minutes to ten that evening, Winchcombe was hit by a meteorite.
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