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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. The table lists the largest meteorites found on the Earth's surface.
Example of meteorite strewnfield: distribution ellipse of Pultusk meteorite. A strewn field is the area where meteorites from a single fall are dispersed. [1] It is also often used for the area containing tektites produced by large meteorite impact. [2]
There are several lists of meteorite impacts of various types available: Category:Lists of impact craters contains lists on various planets, including Earth by continent; Meteorite falls are observed; Meteorite finds are rocks found on the ground which are geologically identified as meteorites; Meteorite contains lists of the most notable of ...
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.
Pages in category "Strewn field (meteorite)" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Less than ten thousand years old, and with a diameter of 100 m (330 ft) or more. The EID lists fewer than ten such craters, and the largest in the last 100,000 years (100 ka) is the 4.5 km (2.8 mi) Rio Cuarto crater in Argentina. [2]
This list includes all 60 confirmed impact structures in North America in the Earth Impact Database (EID). These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter typically refers to an estimate of original rim diameter, and may not correspond to present surface ...
The following tables list geological features on Earth that are known impact events as well as possible, but for which there is currently no confirming scientific evidence in the peer-reviewed literature, impact events. In order for a structure to be confirmed as an impact crater, it must meet a stringent set of well-established criteria. Some ...