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The Goba Meteorite: The Largest Meteorite Found on Earth and Its Secrets

The largest meteorite ever found on Earth is the Goba meteorite, which weighs an astonishing 66 tons and measures about 3 meters in diameter. Discovered near the town of Grootfontein in Namibia in 1920,

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Largest known Martian meteorite on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction

The largest known Martian meteorite, NWA 16788, has been sold at auction for $5.3 million. The hefty chunk of the Red Planet, which weighs 54 pounds, could help unravel new secrets about Mars — if it's allowed to be studied.

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars sold for more than $5 million when it went up for auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's.

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NASA Tracking Plane-Sized Asteroid Approaching the Earth Today

The space rock came as close as within 4.15 million miles from our planet, according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Remember the June fireball? Here's how scientists are classifying the meteorite that came crashing through a Henry county home

Harris, working with Henry County Emergency Management and the homeowner, examined the entry point and fragments of meteorite within the home. It left a clean entry hole through the roof, air ducts, ...

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Meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago

A massive landslide would have dammed the Colorado River, forming a deep lake that has since dried up. A meteorite impact ...

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Perseid meteor shower 2025: Here's where and when you can watch it

In this, the meteor shower 2025, skywatchers get a chance to observe shooting stars and fireballs. Although the peak will ...

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