- Tsamba: D2859, Hoba West Farm, Grootfontein, Namibia
- Tel: +264 61 244 375
Dzimwe nguva zvisikwa zvinotipinza zvakavanzika zvakadaro, zvokuti hazvigadziriswi nemakore, asi nemazana emakore. Chimwe chezvinhu izvi chakavanzika chakanga chiri dombo risinganzwisisiki munharaunda yeNamibia .
Historical find
Yaiva yakaoma yezhizha muna 1920. Izvi zvakaitika mufurazi reHoba West Farm pedyo neguta reHrutfontein . Arima imwe yeminda yake uye achifunga pamusoro pezvikonzero zvekukohwa zvakashata, murimi Jacobus Hermanus Brits akaviga chirango mune chimwe chimiro chekugadzirisa. Chido chakakunda, uye akakurumidza kundotora nyika yake. Yakobus akaedza kwenguva yakareba kuti awane miganhu yezvaakawana, uye kushamisika kwake kwakanga kusingagumi paakaona zvaakange awana. Mumaminitsi iwayo, murimi aisagona kunyange kufunga kuti aizoramba achiwedzera zita rake munhoroondo. Kuwanikwa kwaakawana kwakanga kusina chinhu kunze kwemvura yakakura kupfuura dzose panyika.
Zita rokuti Goba (Khoba) meteorite rakagamuchirwa mukukudza nyika yekurima, yakawanikwa. Muchimiro, inofanana zvakasimba neparallelepiped, uye zviyero zvinoshamisa: 2.7 nema 2.7 mamita murefu uye 0.9 mamita pakureba. Mumufananidzo uri pasi apa unogona kuona meteorite Goba mukukura kwayo kose.
Chii chinonzi meteorite?
Goba (English Hoba) - iyo yakawanda yakambowanikwa meteorites paPasi. Iye achiri muchigaro chekuwa kwake, kumaodzanyemba kumavirira kweAfrica, muNamibia. Mukuwedzera, nanhasi ndicho chidimbu chikuru chesimbi yezvakabva.
Chokwadi chinofadza pamusoro peGoba meteor muNamibia:
- Masayendisiti akacherechedza kuti Gob meteorite ine mamiriyoni 410 emakore, uye anovata panzvimbo yekuwa kwake kwekupedzisira makore zviuru makumi masere.
- Munguva yezvaakawana iye aive nematombo 66, nhasi nhamba iyi yakaderera zvikuru - matani 60. Izvi ndizvo zvinokonzera kukora uye kuparadza. Kuti uwane ruzivo, dzakawanda zvemeteorite zvakawira pasi zvakange zvine uremu kubva pamagiramu akawanda kusvika makumi emakirogiramu.
- Kugadzirwa kweGoba meteorite ine 84% iron, 16% nickel ine zvishoma zve cobalt, uye kunze kwayo yakafukidzwa nesimbi hydroxide. Maererano nenheyo yekristalline, Goba meteorite inonzi akaxite yakazara nickel.
- Museum of Natural History yeNew York muna 1954 yakaronga kutenga meteorite yekutsanangurira kwayo, asi paiva nezvinetso nekutakura, uye Goba akaramba akarara panzvimbo yayo.
- Munharaunda yekare meteorite yenyika isimba duku remitambo umo zvidzidzo uye maitiro zvinowanzogadzirwa. Uye mugore rakapera, vagari vemo vanogadzirira tsika yekudhanha pedo nedombo. Zvinosuruvarisa, vanhu veEurope havabvumirwi ikoko.
National Monument
Apo nhau dzemeteorite pakukurumidza kwechiedza dzakabhururuka munyika yose, zviuru zvevanhu zvakadururira muNamibia. Munhu wese akaedza kuzvichengeta chikamu chekuyeuka. Kubva munaMarch 1955, hurumende yekumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kweAfrica yakaratidza Gob's meteorite chivako chenyika, nekudaro kudzivirira dombo rakasiyana nedzimwe kubva pakuparadza. Rossing Uranium Ltd. muna 1985, vakabhadhara hurumende yekumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumadokero kweAfrica kusimbisa kuchengetedzwa kwemeteorite. Uye makore maviri gare gare, muridzi wepurazi Hoba West akapa nyika meteorite Goba uye nyika yakapoteredza. Nokuchengeteka kwakanaka, zvakasarudzwa kuti tisatakure meteorite kupi zvako, asi kuti uende kune imwe nzvimbo yeHoba West Farm. Nokukurumidza, nzvimbo yevashanyi yakazarurirwa munzvimbo ino. Gore roga roga kutenderera kwevashanyi avo vanoda kuona nekubata Gob meteorite iri kukura, uye mabasa ekuparadza zvakamira.
Mysteries of the meteorite
Vazhinji masayendisiti vachiri kukonzera ubongo hwavo, vachizarura zvakavanzika zveGoba meteorite muNamibia. Uye vane zvishoma:
- Chimiro chemeteorite chirwere chisina kujairika chinoparadzirwa, "vakashanyi" vakadaro havawanzowi pasi pedu, vachichengetedza fomu yemajometri yakanaka;
- Goba rinotarisa uye rine chimiro chakanaka, chimiro chesimbi yakaoma;
- pedo neyo hapana chakavhara kana chero imwe nzira kubva pakuwa. Izvi zvingaitika sei? Mushure mezvose, bundu rakadaro raifanira kupararira kusvika mumazana ezvimedu panguva yekufamba. Zvichida Pasi penyika yakadzikira pasi apo meteorite yakawa, uye kwakanga kusina simba guru rakasunungurwa;
- kunyanya ichangobva kuendesa imwe chirevo chekuwa kwemhepo yemvura Gob: kurova pasi, iye achangobva kubvarura, achibvisa kubva panzvimbo yekuwira kure, naizvozvo hapana mitoo.
Chero chii chaiva, asi mibvunzo yakawanda haigoni kupindurwa.
Nzira yekuenda seiko?
Iwe unogona kukodha motokari pahotera yeGrootfontein Airport, iyo iri makiromita mashanu chete kubva kuguta reHrutfontein . Kuendeswa kwevanhu vose kumunda weGoba hakuendi. Uyewo pane kuchinja kwekubhadhara motokari nemutyairi. Vatashanyi vazhinji vanosarudza izvi, nokuti iwe unofanira kutungamira mumugwagwa, uri murenje rerenje. Kubvira kuHrutfontein kusvika kune meteorite Goba iri kure nemakiromita anenge 23, rwendo ruchaita maminitsi makumi maviri.