Akyumak meteorite
Akyumak is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVA, that was seen to fall in Turkey in 1981. A total of 50 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Akyumak
- Classification
- Iron, IVA
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVA
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1981
- Mass recovered
- 50 kg
- Country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 39.9167° N, 42.8167° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVA irons.
Meteorites near Akyumak
- Erevan Howardite · 149 km away
Other IVA meteorites
- Wood's Mountain United States · 1918
- Yanhuitlan Mexico · 1825
- Yingde China · 1964
- Yudoma Russia · 1946
- Zaragoza Spain
- Albion United States · 1966