The Hoba meteorite

The Hoba meteorite, accidentally discovered by a farmer in Namibia Africa, remains a mysterious marvel. This huge slab of iron, weighing 60 tons, is the largest natural piece of iron on Earth. It is estimated to have hit our planet about 80,000 years ago, and the most fascinating aspect of the meteorite is that despite its enormous size it left no impact crater.

नामीबिया अफ्रीका में एक किसान द्वारा गलती से खोजा गया होबा उल्कापिंड एक रहस्यमय चमत्कार बना हुआ है। लोहे का यह विशाल स्लैब, जिसका वजन 60 टन है, पृथ्वी का सबसे बड़ा प्राकृतिक लोहे का टुकड़ा है। अनुमान है कि यह लगभग 80,000 साल पहले हमारे ग्रह से टकराया था, और उल्कापिंड का सबसे आकर्षक पहलू यह है कि इसके विशाल आकार के बावजूद इसने कोई प्रभाव गड्ढा नहीं छोड़ा।

Author: Master Vikrant RohinMaster Vikrant Rohin is an international author, and more than four countries’ schools are using his books in the core curriculum of education. He is the author of twenty different subject books. History, Economics, Chemistry, Physics, English, Biology, Geography etc. Most of his students hold high-ranking positions in the public and private sectors. He has cracked the world’s toughest exam, the "Civil Services Examination (UPSC)," eight times. Always a topper in academics, he was also a top-class sportsman, a state boxer, and a basketball player.