Lunar meteorite

Lunar meteorite (Lunaite)
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Lunar meteorite Allan Hills 81005
TypeAchondrite
Subgroups
  • Highland breccia
  • Mare basalt
Parent bodyMoon
Total known specimens306
Alternative namesLunaite
Large slice of NWA5000, the largest known lunar meteorite. It was found in the Sahara desert in 2007.[1]

A lunar meteorite is a meteorite that is known to have originated on the Moon. A meteorite hitting the Moon is normally classified as a transient lunar phenomenon.

  1. ^ "Terrestrial History". www.themeteoritesite.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.