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3: Willamette Meteorite

Weighing in at somewhere around 15 tons and ten feet tall, this massive, pitted iron meteorite is believed to be the remains of the iron core of a planet that was involved in a collision billions of years ago.

It landed on our planet a mere thousands of years ago, and while it wasn't "discovered" by Westerners until 1902, the meteorite had long been revered by the Native American Clackamas tribe as a healing source called Tomanowos.

These days, Tomanowos rests at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (as it has since 1906), but the tribe recently struck a deal with the museum, allowing the meteorite to remain on display so long as the Clackamas can visit for ceremonial purposes.

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