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Thin slice of meteorite known as the Khatiyah Meteorite discovered in Dukhan
© National Museum of Qatar
Object Name: Khatiya Meteorite
Date: May, 2000
Provenance: Acquired by Marcin Kozusznik 2016
Dimensions: 120 mm (H) x 160 mm (W) x 220 mm (D) 3600 g
Medium: meteorite
Registration Number: QM.2016.1729.1
Place Of Discovery/Findspot:  Khatiyah coastal area
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The Khatiyah meteorite is a significant discovery as it is the first meteorite found in Qatar to be officially recognized by the International Society for Meteoritics and Planetary Science. The meteorite was discovered in 2000 by a Qatar Petroleum employee while jogging in Dukhan, western Qatar. The piece is believed to be a fragment of a larger mass that broke upon entry into Earth's atmosphere.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT QATAR
Ten meteorites have been discovered in Qatar to date, while it is estimated that an average of two large meteorites land in Qatar each year. All meteorites found in Qatar have originated from the asteroid belt, which is a collection of small rocky bodies located about 300-400 million kilometers away from Earth.
PUBLICATIONS AND RESEARCH
Meteorites: A Petrologic, Chemical and Isotopic Synthesis (Cambridge Planetary Science, by Robert Hutchison (Author) Meteorite Mineralogy (Cambridge Planetary Science, Series Number 26) New Edition by Alan E. Rubin (Author), Chi Ma (Author)
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Khatiyah coastal area
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