Case file · Cosmic event
Hoba meteorite found
A farmer ploughing on Hoba West farm near Grootfontein, Namibia, struck the largest known intact meteorite, an iron block of over 60 tonnes.
1920 CE · -19.59, 17.93 · status: official
The account
It has never been moved and left almost no crater, suggesting it fell slowly at a shallow angle. The owners donated it to the government in 1987 and a visitor centre was built around it.