List of lunar meteorites

List of lunar meteorites

This is a list of lunar meteorites. That is, meteorites that have been identified as having originated on the Moon.

Notes:

Where multiple meteorites are listed (eg 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

* [http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/moon_meteorites_list_alumina.htm An Up-to-Date List of Lunar Meteorites] — Washington University, St. Louis.
* [http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/moon_meteorites.htm 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
* [http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/index.php?sea=%2A&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&stype=contains&lrec=200&
] — Meteoritical Bulletin Database


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