Hoba Meteorite

Hoba Meteorite

inspecting the largest meteorite from outer space found on planet earth (yet)
Hoba Meteorite - inspecting the largest meteorite from outer space found on planet earth (yet)

Location: 

Grootfontein, Namibia

Duration: 

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Journey: 

South West Africa

Personal highlights

  1. Hoba: landing site of the world's largest meteorite
  2. Meteorite: even larger than the Mbozi Meteorite in Tanzaniainfo-icon
  3. Amphitheatre: weird manmade construction around the stone
  4. Material: harder than anything that could be found on earth
  5. Numbers: 60 tons, 80'000 years old

Image sources

  1. Surfing on the meteorite
  2. Harder than anything on earth
  3. Closeup of the hard material
  4. Nature around the meteorite
  5. Amphitheatre for visitors

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