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Gibeon (meteorite)

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Gibeon is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in Namibia. [1]

25 relations: Alte Feste, Cobalt, Fish River (Namibia), Gallium, Germanium, Gibeon, Namibia, Glossary of meteoritics, Hardap Region, Iridium, Iron, Iron meteorite, John Herschel, Meteorite, Nama people, Namaqualand, Namibia, Nickel, Octahedrite, Phosphorus, Prehistory, Strewn field, Widmanstätten pattern, Windhoek, Windhoek Central Business District, Zoo Park.

Alte Feste

The Alte Feste (Old Fortress) is a fortress and museum in downtown Windhoek, the capital of Namibia.

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Cobalt

Cobalt is a chemical element with symbol Co and atomic number 27.

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Fish River (Namibia)

The Fish River (Visrivier in Afrikaans, Fischfluss in German) is a river in Namibia.

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Gallium

Gallium is a chemical element with symbol Ga and atomic number 31.

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Germanium

Germanium is a chemical element with symbol Ge and atomic number 32.

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Gibeon, Namibia

Gibeon (Nama: Khaxa-tsûs) is a village in Gibeon Constituency in the Hardap Region of Namibia.

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Glossary of meteoritics

This is a glossary of terms used in meteoritics, the science of meteorites.

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Hardap Region

Hardap is one of the fourteen regions of Namibia, its capital is Mariental.

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Iridium

Iridium is a chemical element with symbol Ir and atomic number 77.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.

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Iron meteorite

Iron meteorites are meteorites that consist overwhelmingly of an iron–nickel alloy known as meteoric iron that usually consists of two mineral phases: kamacite and taenite.

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John Herschel

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet (7 March 1792 – 11 May 1871) was an English polymath, mathematician, astronomer, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer who invented the blueprint, and did botanical work.

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Meteorite

A meteorite is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon.

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Nama people

Nama (in older sources also called Namaqua) are an African ethnic group of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

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Namaqualand

Namaqualand (Namakwaland) is an arid region of Namibia and South Africa, extending along the west coast over and covering a total area of.

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Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia (German:; Republiek van Namibië), is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean.

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Nickel

Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28.

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Octahedrite

Octahedrites are the most common structural class of iron meteorites.

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Phosphorus

Phosphorus is a chemical element with symbol P and atomic number 15.

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Prehistory

Human prehistory is the period between the use of the first stone tools 3.3 million years ago by hominins and the invention of writing systems.

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Strewn field

The term strewnfield indicates the area where meteorites from a single fall are dispersed.

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Widmanstätten pattern

Widmanstätten patterns, also called Thomson structures, are figures of long nickel-iron crystals, found in the octahedrite iron meteorites and some pallasites.

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Windhoek

Windhoek (Windhuk; ǀAiǁgams; Otjomuise) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Namibia.

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Windhoek Central Business District

Windhoek Central Business District (short: Windhoek Central) is the inner city area of Windhoek, capital of Namibia.

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Zoo Park

Zoo Park is a public park on Independence Avenue in downtown Windhoek, Namibia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibeon_(meteorite)

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