5 Facts of Mbozi Meteorite

Visiting Tanzania's southern highlands about 65km from Mbeya city is where Mbozi Meteorite located. The meteorite is presently standing on a stone altar, a product of a trench dug around it. The meteorite has remained in its original landing place with the following facts;

1. Mbozi Meteorite is one among the few amazing meteorites which exist on the surface of the earth.
2. It is an ungrouped iron meteorite.
3. It is one of the world's largest meteorites, variously estimated as the fourth-largest to the eighth-largest.
4. The meteorite is 3 metres (9.8 ft) long, 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high, and weighs an estimated 16 metric tons (16 long tons; 18 short tons). The native  people call it kimondo which means fallen star.
5. Mbozi consists of meteoric iron with small silicate inclusions. The meteoric iron has a nickel concentration of 8% and shows Widmanstätten pattern. The Germanium-Gallium ratio is larger than 10, which can also be seen in meteorites of the IIF iron meteorite group and the Eagle station pallasites.