Hoba meteoroid size and scale context

The Hoba meteoroid is represented here by its estimated body before impact, not just the surviving remnant in Namibia. Hoba is the largest intact meteorite known on Earth, and its impact appears to have left no preserved crater, likely because the atmosphere slowed it dramatically before it reached the ground. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

Carbonaceous chondriteCarbonaceous chondrite·6 cm
Ordinary chondriteOrdinary chondrite·11 cm
Nakhla meteoroidMartian meteoroid·~60 cm
Hoba meteoroidIron meteoroid·~2.7 m
Chelyabinsk meteoroidStony near-Earth meteoroid·~18 m

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