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Morito
Morito is a large iron meteorite found near the community of Morito in Chihuahua, Mexico. Classified within the IIIAB chemical group, it consists chiefly of iron-nickel metal and represents material produced inside a differentiated asteroid. The mass was known locally long before modern scientific study and became a prominent landmark as well as an important Mexican meteorite specimen.
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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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