Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is the second video we've done on M40, also known as Winnecke 4. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield.
Extra footage from this interview: youtu.be/9Dz5ZaKuE8w
Here's the new paper mentioned: twitter.com/ProfMike_M/status/779224336720953344
And the earlier paper: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2002JRASC..96...63N
And the new paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/1612.00834

Our first M40 video: youtu.be/JGlhgXvn7Xk

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