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SUMMARY:Winchcombe: The First UK Meteorite in 30 Years - Dr Natasha Stephe
 n\, Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centre
DTSTART:20211115T180000Z
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CONTACT:Eloise Matthews
DESCRIPTION:On the 28th February 2021 a fireball was seen/heard across the
  UK\, an event which was recorded by both dedicated fireball cameras and o
 rdinary dash cams. Several pieces of the new meteorite were quickly recove
 red\, which was calculated to have dropped in Gloucestershire. As part of 
 the initial recovery team\, Natasha was one of the first scientists on the
  scene to see & hold the meteorite. She is now leading an analysis team at
  the University of Plymouth who have a small fragment of the newly named W
 inchcombe meteorite\, and is beginning to unravel its mysteries. Join us a
 s we explore the science behind the observation\, recovery\, and classific
 ation of the UK’s first new meteorite in 30 years.\n\nDr Natasha Stephen
  is a geologist by training\, focusing on extra-terrestrial materials & pl
 anetary science. Natasha is Director of Plymouth Electron Microscopy Centr
 e at the University of Plymouth\, where she is also a lecturer in the Facu
 lty of Science & Engineering. Natasha has been working with extra-terrestr
 ial materials including the Moon\, Mars\, and asteroids\, for 12 years sin
 ce starting her PhD at Imperial College London jointly with the Natural Hi
 story Museum\, London. Natasha has searched for meteorites in both the Nor
 thern and Southern hemispheres\, and classifies them using the non-destruc
 tive techniques available in her own analytical microscopy facility in the
  SW of England.
LOCATION:Tilley Lecture Theatre\, Department of Earth Sciences\, Downing S
 ite
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