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  2. Hoba meteorite - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Campo del Cielo - Wikipedia

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    Campo del Cielo. /  27.633°S 61.700°W  / -27.633; -61.700. Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites and the area in Argentina where they were found. [1] The site straddles the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, located 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) north-northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina and approximately 500 ...

  4. List of largest meteorites on Earth - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of largest meteorites on Earth. Size can be assessed by the largest fragment of a given meteorite or the total amount of material coming from the same meteorite fall: often a single meteoroid during atmospheric entry tends to fragment into more pieces. The table lists the largest meteorites found on the Earth's surface.

  5. File:Hoba meteorite, Namibia (2014).jpg - Wikipedia

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  6. Willamette Meteorite - Wikipedia

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    Willamette. /  45.367°N 122.583°W  / 45.367; -122.583. The Willamette Meteorite, officially named Willamette [3] and originally known as Tomanowos by the Clackamas Chinook [4] [5] Native American tribe, is an iron-nickel meteorite found in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the largest meteorite found in the United States and the sixth ...

  7. Meteorite - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

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