Hoba is in the middle of the beautiful Otjihaenene valley in Africa.
This chunk of rock is about nine feet across. It’s 60 tons of iron and nickel, is the largest intact meteorite known on this earth and was only discovered in 1920. It is reported to have landed about 80,000 years ago and at 60 tons. The close-ups clearly show how part of it burned on its way through the atmosphere – and even with all the exposure to the elements, this thing is not going to rust away any time soon.
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