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Emrys

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6. Because the meteor fragmented over land, pieces of it may be recovered:

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Mon Mar 1, 2021, 09:05 AM

Mar 2021

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@SCAMP_Meteors

Last night's #fireball may have dropped meteorites near Cheltenham to Stow-on-the-Wold. More detail below, and we'll update the strewn field as we refine the calculations #meteor #meteorite @UKMeteorNetwork @FireballsUK @CardiffCurator @EarthSolarSystm

SCAMP - a component of the FRIPON network
@SCAMP_Meteors

Here's roughly where we think meteorites may have landed.

More here, including a map of the reported sightings: https://ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/news/fireball-meteor-28-february-2021/

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Meteor sighted across UK (tweet-heavy thread) [View all] Emrys Feb 2021 OP

WOW! elleng Feb 2021 #1

That's no meteor you idiots, it's a Jewish Space Laser Blue Owl Feb 2021 #2

Gotta get one of those doorbell cameras. Hoyt Feb 2021 #3

It got very confusing putting this OP together because there was also a major sighting on the 22nd, Emrys Feb 2021 #4

Clearly, the last tweet is a Spider from Mars that came on the meteor (nt) muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #5

Because the meteor fragmented over land, pieces of it may be recovered: Emrys Mar 2021 #6