Posted by EarthSky in Human World | Space |
March 9, 2021
UK scientists and meteor experts have recovered pieces of a rare meteorite, just days after it entered Earth’s atmosphere and streaked across the sky. Researchers are ecstatic. “Normally we have to send spacecraft to collect bits of other worlds, but this time one has fallen right into our laps!” one said.
A spectacular fireball seen in the UK and northern Europe on February 28, 2021, led a few days later to a rare meteorite recovery. This image is from a video by Ben Stanley, processed by Markus Kempf of the AllSky7 network, via Imperial College London.
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