Map showing the location and mass of 34,000 known meteorite landings. The 24 largest by mass are indicated by name. The diameter of each blue circle indicates the relative mass of the meteor. The largest discovered intact meteorite is the Hoba West meteorite from the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia. It weighs 60 tonnes and is depicted by the largest blue diameter circle on the map. Other huge meteorites include Willamette (USA, 15.5 tonnes), Mbozi (Tanzania, 25 tonnes), Cape York (Greenland, 20 tonnes), Bacubirito (Mexico, 20 tonnes) and the Campo del Cielo (Argentina, two fragments weighing 31 tonnes and 29 tonnes). It is estimated that 6,100 meteors hit Earth each year with most burning up before impact or falling into the oceans. Data based on NASA Meteoritical list of meteorite landings.

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