Fun Fact Friday: Meteorite

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The Hoba Meteorite is one of the tourist attractions in the Grootfontein area of Namibia. Scientists say it landed about 80,000 years ago and consists of 82% iron, has a volume of 9 m³ and weighs more than 50 tons. The meteorite can be visited on the farm Hoba, about 25 km from Grootfontein.   Next time you see this meteorite Claudia and I will be on top of it :).

 

 

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