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Hoba is a tabular body of metal, measuring 2.7×2.7×0.9 m (8 ft 10 in×8 ft 10 in×2 ft 11 in). In 1920, its mass was estimated at 66 tonnes. Erosion, scientific sampling and vandalism reduced its bulk over the years. The remaining mass is estimated at just over 64 tonnes. The meteorite is composed of about 84% iron and 16% nickel, with traces ...
Similarly, the Hoba Meteorite in northern Namibia, which is the largest known iron meteorite on Earth, is well protected as a national monument and attracts many visitors at the site and in the museum. The famous copper deposit at Tsumeb in northern Namibia was closed as a mine in 1996, but in addition to commercial sales of blister copper ...
Meteorite name Found year Region/Country Coordinates Group Classification Mass Image 1: Hoba: 1920: Grootfontein, Namibia: Ataxite: IVB: 60,000 kg (130,000 lb) 2: Cape York (Ahnighito) 1894: Meteorite Island, Greenland
Pages in category "Meteorites found in Namibia" ... Gibeon (meteorite) H. Hoba meteorite This page was last edited on 5 April 2013, at 16:24 (UTC). ...
Tsumeb ( Otjiherero: Okavisume; [3] Khoekhoe: ǂAixorobes) is a city [4] of around 35,000 inhabitants and the largest town in the Oshikoto region in northern Namibia. Tsumeb is known as the "gateway to the north" of Namibia. [5] It is the closest town to the Etosha National Park.
Hoba Meteorite 2007 Twenty four kilometres west of Grootfontein lies the huge Hoba meteorite . At over 60 tons, it is the largest known meteorite on Earth, as well as the largest naturally occurring mass of iron known to exist on the planet's surface.
Roter Kamm ( German: Red Ridge) is a meteorite crater, located in the Sperrgebiet, within the Namibian section of the Namib Desert, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Oranjemund and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of Aurus Mountain in the ǁKaras Region. The crater is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) in diameter and is 130 metres (430 ft) deep.
Meteorite. The 60- tonne, 2.7 m-long (8.9 ft) Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known intact meteorite. [1] 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 chemical interactions with the ...