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The Hoba meteorite, lying where it was discovered in 1920 near Grootfontein, Namibia. The largest meteorite on Earth and an iron meteorite by classification, it consists of a nickel-iron alloy and is estimated to weigh about 60 tons.
The Hoba meteorite was discovered in 1920 on a farm named Hoba West, located 19 km (12 miles) west of Grootfontein in northern Namibia.1