Hoba meteorite
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The Hoba meteorite is named after the farm Hoba West, where it lies, not far from Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It has been uncovered, but because of its large mass, has never b
The meteorite in 2014 after becoming a tourist attraction
Ora Scheel (right), who acquired the site and secured its designation as a national monument, pictured with a visitor at the Hoba meteorite in 1952.
Hoba meteorite in the 1950s, illustrating its remote and unprotected location
A woman sitting on the meteorite in 1967
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A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and
Hoba meteorite
…from where it fell. The main mass (some parts have apparently been chopped off) is estimated at more than 60 tonnes. It is the largest known intact meteorite (as a single piece) and about twice as massive as the largest fragment of either the Cape York meteorite's 31-tonne Ahnighito kept in the American…
The 60-tonne (66-short-ton; 130,000-pound), 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known intact meteorite.
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