What is hoba?
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The biggest meteorite that fell on Namibia, which had 60 metric ton mass is called hoba.
It was found on 1920 and for now it has been covered but because of the massive size it has never been moved from where it fell. This meteorite is believed to have fallen around 80,000 years ago. It has tabular shape and it is all metal and in 1920 it was weighed at 66 tonnes.
Things to remember from The Universe
- Meteors, also known as shooting stars, are pieces of dust and debris from space that burn up in Earth's atmosphere, where they can create bright streaks across the night sky.
- Particularly large chunks of material can create an extra-bright fireball streak, but most meteors are still small enough to entirely burn up in Earth's atmosphere. If a meteor makes it to Earth it's known as a meteorite.
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