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Hoba is an iron meteorite found on a farm near Grootfontein, Namibia, in 1920. With an estimated mass of about 60 tonnes, it is the largest known intact meteorite and the largest naturally occurring mass of iron found near Earth's surface. Its great weight has prevented relocation, so it remains at...
VY Canis Majoris is a red hypergiant star in the constellation Canis Major, located at an estimated distance of approximately 3,900 light-years from the Sun. Its radius has been estimated at roughly 1,400 times that of the Sun, making it one of the largest known stars, though the exact value remains...
Isotelus is an extinct genus of large asaphid trilobite that lived during the Ordovician period. It possessed a smooth, relatively featureless exoskeleton and lacked the prominent spines seen in other trilobite genera. The species Isotelus rex, discovered in Manitoba, Canada, is recognized as one of...
