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Why largest meteorite found on Earth has no crater around it

The Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known natural piece of iron on Earth, weighing about 60 metric tons today. By ...
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Three meteorites crashed into Earth this month, including one in a Texas bedroom — ‘hunter’ explains why

The night sky across Houston briefly flashed Saturday night, followed by a sonic boom. It was caused by a meteor, which have become a surprisingly common occurrence recently — with one landing in Ohio ...
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Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth

MEDINA, Ohio — Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on Thursday, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth this week after a dazzling ...
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Scientists studied rare meteorites that survived millions of miles to reach Earth and found a shortlist of asteroids worth mining

Fragile and chemically complex, carbonaceous meteorites rarely survive the long fall to Earth intact. When they do, they ...