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Murchison
The Murchison meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite that fell near Murchison in Victoria, Australia, in 1969. Classified as a CM2 meteorite, it contains abundant organic compounds, including numerous amino acids, and has been studied extensively in research on prebiotic chemistry. Its chemically primitive material helps scientists investigate processes that occurred early in the Solar System and t...
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Hoba
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 the discovery site as a protected national monument accessible to visitors.
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