The Hoba meteorite near Grootfontein, Namibia
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The Hoba meteorite near Grootfontein, Namibia
At more than 66 tons, this is the largest known meteorite on Earth. Stories vary about the discovery, but we know that in 1920, a farmer named Jacobus Hermanus Brits found the massive space stone on his property in northern Namibia. Scientists examined a sample he sent them and determined that this mostly iron behemoth crashed to the ground approximately 80,000 years ago. The Hoba meteorite is protected now as a national monument, and the grounds around it get the same protection, so that visitors can see in person this unusual alien visitor.
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