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Re:The Hoba meteorite, estimated at 66 tons, left no crater ... by sandworm101 on Saturday November 10, 2018 @11:35AM (#18422052)
There was a crater. Mayne not a giant, but one of some sort. If the soil was soft enough, deep enough, that crater could have eroded away long ago. The rock may also have moved from where it landed to where it is now. So it has, today, not "left" us a crater.
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Re:The Hoba meteorite, estimated at 66 tons, left no crater ... by lttlrck on Saturday November 10, 2018 @12:26PM (#18422298)
The article also says it was covered... so perhaps the crater filled in by erosion this covering it or it was deliberately filled in by ancient farmers.

Edit: grammar.

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