List of Lunar meteorites
Encyclopedia
This is a list of lunar meteorite
s. That is, meteorite
s that have been identified as having originated from Earth
's Moon
.
Notes:
Where multiple meteorites are listed (e.g. NWA 4472/4485) they are believed to be pieces of the same original body. The mass shown is the total.
Source: University of Washington in St Louis, Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Lunar meteorite
A Lunar meteorite is a meteorite that is known to have originated on the Moon.-Discovery:In January 1982, John Schutt, leading an expedition in Antarctica for the ANSMET program, found a meteorite that he recognized to be unusual...
s. That is, meteorite
Meteorite
A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...
s that have been identified as having originated from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
's Moon
Moon
The Moon is Earth's only known natural satellite,There are a number of near-Earth asteroids including 3753 Cruithne that are co-orbital with Earth: their orbits bring them close to Earth for periods of time but then alter in the long term . These are quasi-satellites and not true moons. For more...
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Meteorite | Found | Mass (g) | Notes |
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Yamato 791197 Yamato 791197 Yamato 791197, official abbreviation Y-791197, is a meteorite that was found in Antarctica on November 20, 1979.It is the first rock to be found on Earth identified as a lunar meteorite... |
1979 | 52 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
Yamato 793169 | 1979 | 6 | mare basalt |
Yamato 793274/981031 | 1980–1999 | 195 | anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia |
ALH A81005 | 1981 | 31 | feldspathic regolith breccia; FIRST RECOGNISED LUNAR METEORITE |
Yamato 82192/82193/86032 | 1983–1986 | 712 | feldspathic fragmental breccia |
EET 87521/96008 | 1987–1996 | 84 | basaltic or gabbroic fragmental breccia |
Asuka 881757 | 1988 | 442 | mare basalt, "ortho" cumulate |
MAC 88104/88105 | 1989 | 724 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
Calcalong Creek | ~1990 | 19 | basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia |
QUE 93069/94269 | 1993–1994 | 24 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
QUE 94281 | 1994 | 23 | anorthosite-bearing pasaltic regolith breccia |
Dar al Gani 262/996 | 1997–1999 | 525 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
Dar al Gani 400 | 1998 | 1425 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
Dhofar 081/280/910/1224 | 1999–2003 | 572 | feldspathic glassy-matrix fragmental breccia |
NWA 5000 | 1999 | 11500 | feldspathic breccia |
Yamato 983885 | 1999 | 290 | basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia |
Kalahari 008/009 | 1999 | 14100 | feldspathic regolith breccia & basaltic fragmental breccia |
NWA 032/479 | 1999–2001 | 456 | mare basalt |
unnamed | 2000 | feldspathic regolith breccia | |
Northwest Africa (NWA) 482 | 2000? | 1015 | feldspathic impact-melt breccia |
Dhofar 025/301/304/308 | 2000 | 772 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
Dhofar 026/457/458/459/460/461/462/463/464/465/466/467/468 | 2000–2001 | 709 | feldspathic granulitic breccia |
NEA 003 | 2000–2001 | 124 | mare basalt with basaltic impact-melt breccia |
NWA 773/2700/2727/2977/3160/3333? | 2000–2005 | 1156 | complex fragmental and regolith breccia consisting of basalt and cumulate olivine gabbro |
Dhofar 287 | 2001 | 154 | mare basalt with regolith breccia |
Dhofar 302 | 2001 | 4 | feldspathic impact-melt breccia |
Dhofar 303/305/306/307/309/310/311/489/730/731/908/909/911/950/1085 | 2001–2003 | 1037 | feldspathic impact-melt breccia |
Dhofar 490/1084 | 2001–2003 | 124 | feldspathic fragmental breccia |
MET 01210 | 2001 | 22.8 | anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia |
Dhofar 733 | 2002 | 98 | feldspathic granulitic breccia |
Northeast Africa (NEA) 001 | 2002 | 262 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
SaU 169 Sayh al Uhaymir 169 Sayh al Uhaymir 169 is a 206g lunar meteorite found in the Sayh al Uhaymir region of the Sultanate of Oman in January 2002.This stone is an impact-melt breccia with exceedingly high concentrations of thorium and other incompatible elements; phosphorus, rare earth elements, and the three most... |
2002 | 206 | KREEP-rich, mafic impact-melt breccia & regolith breccia |
LAP 02205/02224/02226/02436/03632/04841 | 2002–2005 | 1930 | mare basalt |
PCA 02007 | 2003 | 22 | feldspathic regolith breccia |
Dhofar 925/960/961 | 2003 | 106 | basalt-bearing feldspathic impact-melt breccia |
NWA 2200 | 2004 | 552 | feldspathic impact-melt breccia |
unnamed | 2004 | 24.2 | feldspathic breccia |
SaU 300 | 2004 | 153 | basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia |
NWA 3136 | 2004 | 95 | anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia |
NWA 3163 | 2005 | 1634 | feldspathic granulitic breccia |
Dhofar 1180 | 2005 | 115 | basalt-bearing feldspathic fragmental or regolith breccia |
NWA 2995 | 2005 | 538 | basalt bearing feldspathic fragmental breccia |
MIL 05035 | 2005 | 142 | mare basalt |
unnamed | 2005 | 26 | |
unnamed | 2005 | 68 | mare basalt |
Dhofar 1428 | 2006 | 213 | feldspathic impact-melt breccia |
unnamed | 2006 | 18.7 | feldspathic breccia |
NWA 2998 [provisional] | 2006 | 183 | feldspathic breccia |
NWA 4472/4485 [provisional] | 2006 | 185 |
Notes:
Where multiple meteorites are listed (e.g. NWA 4472/4485) they are believed to be pieces of the same original body. The mass shown is the total.
- ALH - Allan Hills, Antarctica
- Asuka - Antarctica
- Calcalong Creek - Australia
- Dar al Gani - Libya
- Dhofar - Oman
- EET - Elephant Moraine, Antarctica
- Kalahari - Botswana
- LAP - LaPaz Icefield, Antarctica
- MAC - MacAlpine Hills, Antarctica
- MET - Meteorite Hills, Antarctica
- MIL - Miller Range, Antarctica
- NEA - Northeast Africa: Sudan
- NWA - Northwest Africa: Morocco, Algeria
- PCA - Pecora Escarpment, Antarctica
- QUE - Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica
- SaU - Sayh al Uhaymir, Oman
- Yamato - Antarctica
Source: University of Washington in St Louis, Department of Earth and Planetary Science
External links
- An Up-to-Date List of Lunar Meteorites — Washington University, St. Louis.
- Lunar meteorites — Washington University, St. Louis.
- Taylor, G.J. (Oct., 2004) New Lunar Meteorite Provides its Lunar Address and Some Clues about Early Bombardment of the Moon. Planetary Science Research Discoveries. http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/Oct04/SaU169.html
- Lunar meteorites — Meteoritical Bulletin Database