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This is a list of largest meteorites on Earth.Size can be assessed by the largest fragment of a given meteorite or the total amount of material coming from the same meteorite fall: often a single meteoroid during atmospheric entry tends to fragment into more pieces.
Meteorite. The 60- tonne, 2.7 m-long (8.9 ft) Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the largest known intact meteorite. [1] A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the ...
the Uwet meteorite of Cross River State, Nigeria. the Sikhote-Alin meteorite, Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Russia. the Hex River Mountains meteorite from the Cape Winelands District, Western Cape Province, South Africa. the Canyon Diablo meteorite of Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona, United States. the Smithonia meteorite of Oglethorpe County ...
Muonionalusta meteorite. The Muonionalusta meteorite, on loan to the Prague National Museum in 2010. It is the largest meteorite ever exhibited in the Czech Republic. The Muonionalusta meteorite (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmuo̯nionˌɑlustɑ], Swedish pronunciation: [mʉˈǒːnɪɔnalːɵsta]) [1] is a meteorite classified as fine octahedrite ...
Iron meteorites, also called siderites or ferrous meteorites, are a type of meteorite that consist overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron that usually consists of two mineral phases: kamacite and taenite. Most iron meteorites originate from cores of planetesimals, [3] with the exception of the IIE iron meteorite group.
[35] [36] When the heart of a world is opened, the shell breaks apart, appearing as a meteor shower. [35] [37] Fragments from the wall are called "Gummi blocks" and are used to make spaceships called "Gummi Ships", which can be shaped into any structure, and the origin of the material used to build them allows travel to other worlds.
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt. Tutankhamun's meteoric iron dagger, also known as Tutankhamun's iron dagger and King Tut's dagger, is an iron -bladed dagger from the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun (reigned c. 1334–1325 BC). As the blade composition and homogeneity closely correlate with meteorite composition and homogeneity ...
Blox Fruits (formerly known as Blox Piece), is an action fighting game created by Gamer Robot that is inspired by the manga and anime One Piece. [152] In the game, players choose to be a master swordsman, a powerful fruit user, a martial arts attacker or a gun user as they sail across the seas alone or in a team in search of various worlds and ...