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The largest meteorite ever found is a 66-ton iron meteorite called `Hoba`, found In 1920 by a farmer was plowing a field near Grootfontein, Namibia. It is also 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".
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∙ 14y agoThe biggest ever found was 66 short tons.
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What was the Murchison meteorite?
it was found on the planet mars
What is most unusual thing about this meteorite?
it was found on the planet mars
Can life be found on planet?
Yes! Life could be found on planet earth!
Is Jupiter a big or small planet?
Jupiter is the largest found planet in our Solar System.
Has there ever been a meteorite discovered on earth made up of metals that are not found on the periodic table of elements?
No.
What is the name of any meteor that hit earth?
The Willamette Meteorite. It is the sixth largest and the largest found in the United States.
What was the Murchison meteorite?
it was found on the planet mars
Where in South Africa was the largest meteorite found?
The largest known meteorite is the Hoba meteorite. It landed on the farm "Hoba West", not far from Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia.
What is most unusual thing about this meteorite?
it was found on the planet mars
What is the rock from space found on earth's surface?
Meteorite
How can you tell a meteorite from any other rock?
A meteorite often has a mixture of isotopes that is quite different from that found on Earth.
What is the biggest meteoroid?
The vast majority of meteors don't make it to the ground to BECOME meteorites; they become many tons of the dust in the air each day. Of the ones that do survive to hit the ground, most of the ones that are found are between the size of a pea to the size of an orange. Very rarely, bigger ones are found.
This is rarely found on earth because earths surface is constantly changing?
Meteorite craters.
Can life be found on planet?
Yes! Life could be found on planet earth!
Is Jupiter a big or small planet?
Jupiter is the largest found planet in our Solar System.
Is Jupiter the largest planet out there?
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, but not the largest planet of all. Planets larger than Jupiter have been found orbiting other stars.
Has there ever been a meteorite discovered on earth made up of metals that are not found on the periodic table of elements?
No.
