Khatyrka meteorite

Khatyrka
High-resolution electron-microscopy image of natural Al71Ni24Fe5 quasicrystal found in the Khatyrka meteorite.
TypeChondrite
ClassCV3
CountryRussia
RegionChukotka
Coordinates62°39′11″N 174°30′2″E / 62.65306°N 174.50056°E / 62.65306; 174.50056[1]
Observed fallNo
Found date2011
TKW0.1 g
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Khatyrka (Russian: метеорит Хатырка) is a meteorite found in 2011 in the valley of the Iomrautvaam, a tributary of the Khatyrka river, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russian Far East. It is a CV3 (oxidized) chondrite meteorite.