Top Foods High in Iron. 1 / 12. Beef. If you're a meat lover, beef is a great way to get some iron. Grill 6 ounces of sirloin steak for a meal that serves up 3.2 grams of this important mineral.
If unsure, he scratches the rock's surface to find any chrome-bright alloy of nickel and iron, almost a sure sign the object is a meteorite. If it's a meteorite, Martin offers to buy it, with the price per pound depending on its age and composition. Usually, a recent meteorite can draw $100 to $150 per pound, he said. But don't throw away any older meteorites because they're still worth between $20 to $40 per pound. Most people agree to sell their discoveries, but some times a person might want to keep the meteorites as a keepsake or try to sell them on their own, he said.
Some impact craters on the moon measure more than 600 km (375 miles) across. On April 11th, 2006 the large Valley of the Sky iron meteorite, measuring 376 by 38 by 36.8 centimetres sold at auction for $93,000 (USD). About 500 to 600 meteorites fall to Earth each year. Most fall into the sea or in unpopulated areas (lucky us). The largest meteorite ever found is the Hoba iron meteorite which was found in 1920 on the Hoba West Farm, near Grootfontein, Namibia. Although it's the largest meteorite ever found, the Hoba left no visible crater. It is thought to have landed over 80,000 years ago and was found by a farmer ploughing his land.