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Hoba

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Name: Hoba
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1920
Country: Namibia
Mass: 60 MT

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IVB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IVB
Recommended:			Iron, IVB [explanation]

This is 1 of 13 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IVB. [show all]
Search for other: IVB irons, Metal-rich meteorites, and Iron meteorites

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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Fernlea Meteorites
Images d'Afrique (http://isuisse.ifrance.com/photosafrique/hoba.html)
unknown
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
akira1988
Franco Vignato
Jay Piatek
jean bernard Delbauve
Matteo Chinellato
MeteoriteCollector.org - AMNH
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM
METEORITICON
Peter Marmet

Geography:

Namibia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 35'S, 17° 55'E)
Recommended::	(19° 35'S, 17° 55'E)

Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite from Grootfontein, Namibia
This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Namibia (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms:

Grootfontein (In NHM Cat)
Hoba Wes (In NHM Cat)
Hoba West (In NHM Cat)
Hobart West (In NHM Cat)

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