VAQUILLAS 007
An exceptional 3.976 kg specimen of Vaquillas 007, an officially recognized meteorite discovered in the Atacama Desert, Chile, in November 2023.
Vaquillas 007 is classified as an HED achondrite — unbrecciated eucrite. The official find consists of three fully crusted stones with a combined Total Known Mass (TKW) of 11.41 kg.
The meteorite was officially approved by the Meteoritical Society on 24 April 2024 and published in Meteoritical Bulletin No. 113 (2025).
METEORITE DETAILS
Official Name: Vaquillas 007
Classification: HED Achondrite
Type: Eucrite, Unbrecciated
Find Location: Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile
Found: November 2023
Specimen Weight: 3.976 kg
Total Known Mass (TKW): 11.41 kg
Number of Stones: 3
Official Status: Approved
Approval Date: 24 April 2024
Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 113 (2025)
A substantial and scientifically documented extraterrestrial specimen with exceptional presence, provenance and significance for the serious meteorite collector
VAQUILLAS 007
An exceptional 3.976 kg specimen of Vaquillas 007, an officially recognized meteorite discovered in the Atacama Desert, Chile, in November 2023.
Vaquillas 007 is classified as an HED achondrite — unbrecciated eucrite. The official find consists of three fully crusted stones with a combined Total Known Mass (TKW) of 11.41 kg.
The meteorite was officially approved by the Meteoritical Society on 24 April 2024 and published in Meteoritical Bulletin No. 113 (2025).
METEORITE DETAILS
Official Name: Vaquillas 007
Classification: HED Achondrite
Type: Eucrite, Unbrecciated
Find Location: Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile
Found: November 2023
Specimen Weight: 3.976 kg
Total Known Mass (TKW): 11.41 kg
Number of Stones: 3
Official Status: Approved
Approval Date: 24 April 2024
Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 113 (2025)
A substantial and scientifically documented extraterrestrial specimen with exceptional presence, provenance and significance for the serious meteorite collector
