Bench Crater meteorite

Bench Crater meteorite

The Bench Crater meteorite was a meteorite discovered on the Moon in 1969. It was the first meteorite to be discovered on a solar system body other than the Earth. It is listed as a carbonaceous chondrite by the Meteoritical Society.

ee also

*Hadley Rille meteorite
*Heat Shield Rock (Meridiani Planum meteorite)

References

[http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/index.php?code=5013 Meteoritical Bulletin Database]


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