Gibeon
A find, recorded in 1836 in Namibia · 26 tonnes recovered · Iron, IVA
Gibeon ranks sixth by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 15 complete find records in Namibia, it is the second-heaviest. Gibeon outweighs every observed fall: the heaviest, Sikhote-Alin, recovered 23 tonnes.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 25.500° S, 18.000° E
Rings every 500 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Witsand Farm, 364 km to the south, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1932). In 1836, the year Gibeon entered the record, three meteorites were seen to fall: Macau in Brazil, Mascombes in France, Aubres in France.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Witsand Farm | 1932 | LL4 | 66 g | 364 km south |
| 2 | Daniel's Kuil | 1868 | EL6 | 1.1 kg | 717 km south-east |
| 3 | Piquetberg | 1881 | H | 37 g | 822 km south |
| 4 | Lichtenberg | 1973 | H6 | 4 kg | 822 km east |
| 5 | Ovambo | 1900 | L6 | 122 g | 859 km north |
Gibeon among other finds
In the record, 56 finds carry the label Iron, IVA, against four observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IVA) is Akyumak, 7,715 km away in Turkey, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Hoba lies closest: 658 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Armanty (28 tonnes) and Chupaderos (24 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoba | Iron, IVB | 1920 | 60 tonnes |
| 2 | Gibeon | Iron, IVA | 1836 | 26 tonnes |
| 3 | Korra Korrabes | H3 | 1996 | 140 kg |