| Khatyrka | |
| Type: | Chondrite |
| Class: | CV3 |
| Country: | Russia |
| Region: | Chukotka |
| Lat Long: | 62.6531°N 174.5006°W |
| Observed Fall: | No |
| Found Date: | 2011 |
| Tkw: | 0.1 g |
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.
The meteorite had fallen in the Iomrautvaam river basin at 62.6531°N 174.5006°W and was discovered during an expedition to Chukotka in July 2011. Nine small pieces were found, each less than 1 mm in size, buried in a 7,000-year-old layer of dirt. It was named Khatyrka meteorite.[1] [2]
Three representative fragments were deposited at the Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.