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Patwar
Patwar is an official meteorite name for a witnessed stony-iron meteorite that fell in 1935 in what is now Bangladesh. The Meteoritical Bulletin Database classifies it as Mesosiderite-A1 and records a total mass of 37.35 kilograms; five masses were recovered after the fall. Mesosiderites are brecciated mixtures of metallic iron-nickel and silicate rock, so Patwar is studied as a meteorite that com...
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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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