Case file · Cosmic event
Gibeon iron shower reported
Iron masses strewn over a wide area near Gibeon in Namibia, from a prehistoric meteorite shower, were first reported to Europeans in 1838.
1838 CE · -25.12, 17.75 · status: official
The account
Nama people had worked the iron for tools and weapons long before. The British explorer James Edward Alexander sent samples to London, where they were confirmed as meteoritic. Pieces are prized for their crystal pattern.