Yurtuk meteorite
Yurtuk is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Howardite, that was seen to fall in Ukraine in 1936. A total of 1.47 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
- Yurtuk
- Classification
- Howardite
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Howardite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1936
- Mass recovered
- 1.47 kg
- Country
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 47.3167° N, 35.3667° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Howardites.
Meteorites near Yurtuk
- Tomakovka LL6 · 74 km away
- Augustinovka Iron, IIIAB · 86 km away
- Berdyansk L6 · 127 km away
- Pavlograd L6 · 143 km away
- Zhovtnevyi H6 · 145 km away
- Verkhne Dnieprovsk Iron, IIE · 164 km away
Other Howardite meteorites
- Pecora Escarpment 02009 Antarctica · 2002
- Pavlovka Russia · 1882
- Old Homestead 003 Australia · 2002
- Old Homestead 001 Australia · 1991
- Northwest Africa 776 · 2000
- Northwest Africa 7714 · 2012