Lunar Meteorites

Lunar meteorites are fragments of the Moon that have been ejected into space by the impact of a meteoroid, asteroid, or comet. With its low gravitational force, debris resulting from larger impacts escapes the Moon's gravitational field and enters into Earth-orbit, along with the Moon. Whilst the Moon is big enough to be slowly moving away from Earth, these smaller fragments are drawn toward Earth, where they eventually hit our atmosphere and go through the process all meteorites do, either burning up as a meteor, or surviving the journey through and falling to Earth. While they make up only a tiny fraction of all meteorite falls, lunar meteorites are highly valuable to scientists because they provide direct samples of the Moon’s surface without the need for a lunar mission.

 

Lunar meteorites are classified as achondrites, meaning they lack the small, round inclusions (chondrules) found in other types of stony meteorites. They are composed of the same types of rocks found on the Moon, including basalt, anorthosite, and breccias, which are formed from volcanic activity and the impacts of meteors on the Moon’s surface. Scientists compare lunar meteorites with the samples collected by the Apollo missions to confirm their lunar origin.

 

Studying lunar meteorites gives researchers important insights into the Moon's geological history, including its volcanic activity and the effects of impacts over billions of years. Because these meteorites come from different regions of the Moon, they offer a broader picture of the Moon's surface than the specific areas explored by human missions.

Lunar Meteorite Collections

NWA 13951 - Starry Night Lunar - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

NWA 13951 - Starry Night Lunar - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

NWA 16372 - Lunar Troctolitic Anorthosite

NWA 16372 - Lunar Troctolitic Anorthosite

Bechar 003- Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

Bechar 003- Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

NWA 11273 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

NWA 11273 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

NWA 11303 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Total Solar Eclipse Silver Pendant

NWA 11303 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Total Solar Eclipse Silver Pendant

NWA 13859 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia (Troctolite-rich)

NWA 13859 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia (Troctolite-rich)

NWA 15583 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

NWA 15583 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

Lunar Meteorite Jewelry

Lunar Meteorite Jewelry

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NWA 15583 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Slice - 3.86g - Northwest Africa

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NWA 15583 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Slice - 1.74g - Northwest Africa

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NWA 13859 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - End Cut - 0.818g - Northwest Africa

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NWA 13859 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Complete Individual - 0.4g - Northwest Africa

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NWA 13859 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Complete Slice - 0.414g - Northwest Africa

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NWA 13859 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Complete Individual - 0.527g - Northwest Africa

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NWA 13859 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - End Cut - 1.99g - Northwest Africa

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NWA 13951 (aka. Starry Night Lunar) - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Complete Slice - 12.47g - Mauritania

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NWA 13951 (aka. Starry Night Lunar) - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Complete Slice - 15.83g - Mauritania

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NWA 13951 (aka. Starry Night Lunar) - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Complete Slice - 19.76g - Mauritania

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NWA 13951 (aka. Starry Night Lunar) - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - Complete Slice - 25.22g - Mauritania

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Bechar 003 - Lunar Feldspathic Breccia - End Cut - 27.63g - Algeria

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