ʜᴏʙᴀ: ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀʀɢᴇꜱᴛ ᴍᴇᴛᴇᴏʀɪᴛᴇ 🌌 The farmer had discovered a 66-ton iron meteorite - the largest single meteorite ever found and the largest piece of iron ever found near Earth's surface. It is tabular in shape and about nine feet long, nine feet wide and about three feet thick. It was given the name "Hoba" because it was discovered on a farm named "Hoba West." It is surprising that this meteorite is not surrounded by a crater. Objects of this size should punch through the atmosphere at a very high rate of speed and hit Earth with enough force to blast a significant crater. No crater is present around the site of the meteorite. This suggests that it fell to earth at a lower rate of speed than expected. Some scientists believe that the flat shape of the object may be responsible for its low velocity at impact. The Namibian government has declared the meteorite and the site where it rests as a national monument. The site now has a small tourist center and is visited by thousands of people each year. Source: https://geology.com/records/largest-meteorite/
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Looks like massive steak 😂
While me, I thought first it was a giant fudgee bar