Iron Meteorite - Hoba

The world's largest meteorite, discovered approximately 20 km from the town of Grootfontein in Namibia, on the Hoba West farm in 1920. The farmer was interested in what his plow had struck while plowing, and he dug up a piece of iron measuring 2.7 x 2.2 x 1 m, estimated to weigh 60 tons. Since 1955, the meteorite has been a national natural monument