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8 Sep, 4 tweets, 4 min read
It's up! The driveway in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, that was hit by a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite in February has had its mini crater removed to go on public display at @NHM_Meteorites / @NHM_London. bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…
A beautiful day in the #Cotswolds. If this was the last day of summer (it's going to rain tomorrow), what a way to spend it! And super success. The #Winchcombe tarmac - with its "Splat!" mark - was lifted with no damage. Expert work by the Grimshaw contractors.
.@AshleyJKing85 now has a new exhibit to go alongside the #Winchcombe meteorite fragments that were initially swept up into a @waitrose cottage cheese pot.
The Wilcock family plan to run walking tours of #Winchcombe that will end at their driveway and a plaque that will be pressed into the ground.

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Exciting news from the legend that is Ed Stone from JPL. Voyager 2 has reached the heliopause - and stepped outside the solar system (if you use this definition). It crossed over on 5 Nov #AGU18
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