List of lunar meteorites explained

This is a list of lunar meteorites. That is, meteorites that have been identified as having originated from Earth's Moon.

MeteoriteFoundMass (g)Notes
Lahmada 020201812170feldspathic breccia
197952 feldspathic regolith breccia
Yamato 793169 19796 mare basalt
Yamato 793274/981031 1980–1999195 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia[1]
ALH A81005198131 feldspathic regolith breccia; FIRST RECOGNISED LUNAR METEORITE
Yamato 82192/82193/86032 1983–1986712 feldspathic fragmental breccia
EET 87521/96008 1987–199684 basaltic or gabbroic fragmental breccia
Asuka 881757 1988442 mare basalt, "ortho" cumulate
MAC 88104/88105 1989724 feldspathic regolith breccia
Calcalong Creek ~199019basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia
QUE 93069/94269 1993–199424 feldspathic regolith breccia
QUE 94281 199423 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia
Dar al Gani 262/996 1997–1999525feldspathic regolith breccia
Dar al Gani 400 19981425 feldspathic regolith breccia
Dhofar 081/280/910/1224 1999–2003572feldspathic glassy-matrix fragmental breccia
NWA 5000199911500feldspathic breccia
Yamato 983885 1999290 basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia
Kalahari 008/009 199914100 feldspathic regolith breccia & basaltic fragmental breccia
NWA 032/479 1999–2001456 mare basalt
unnamed2000feldspathic regolith breccia
Northwest Africa (NWA) 482 2000?1015 feldspathic impact-melt breccia
Dhofar 025/301/304/308 2000772 feldspathic regolith breccia
Dhofar 026/457/458/459/460/461/462/463/464/465/466/467/4682000–2001709 feldspathic granulitic breccia
NEA 003 2000–2001124 mare basalt with basaltic impact-melt breccia
NWA 773/2700/2727/2977/3160/3333?2000–20051156 complex fragmental and regolith breccia consisting of basalt and cumulate olivine gabbro
Dhofar 287 2001154 mare basalt with regolith breccia
Dhofar 302 20014 feldspathic impact-melt breccia
Dhofar 303/305/306/307/309/310/311/489/730/731/908/909/911/950/10852001–20031037 feldspathic impact-melt breccia
Dhofar 490/10842001–2003124 feldspathic fragmental breccia
MET 01210 200122.8 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia
Dhofar 733200298 feldspathic granulitic breccia
Northeast Africa (NEA) 0012002262 feldspathic regolith breccia
SaU 1692002206 KREEP-rich, mafic impact-melt breccia & regolith breccia
LAP 02205/02224/02226/02436/03632/048412002–20051930 mare basalt
PCA 02007 200322 feldspathic regolith breccia
Dhofar 925/960/961 2003106basalt-bearing feldspathic impact-melt breccia
NWA 22002004552 feldspathic impact-melt breccia
unnamed200424.2feldspathic breccia
SaU 300 2004153 basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith breccia
NWA 3136 200495 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith breccia
NWA 3163 20051634 feldspathic granulitic breccia
Dhofar 1180 2005115 basalt-bearing feldspathic fragmental or regolith breccia
NWA 2995 2005538 basalt bearing feldspathic fragmental breccia
MIL 05035 2005142 mare basalt
unnamed 200526
unnamed 200568 mare basalt
Dhofar 14282006213 feldspathic impact-melt breccia
unnamed200618.7 feldspathic breccia
NWA 2998 [provisional]2006183feldspathic breccia
NWA 4472/4485 [provisional]2006185
Shisr 162 (Shişr 162)17 Feb 20065525 feldspathic breccia[2]
Anoual20065.9Found in Morocco[3]
Aridal 0172016590Found in Morocco[4]
AaU 0122012122.8Abar al' Uj 012, Saudi Arabia[5]
NWA 10309201516520feldspathic breccia. Largest known lunar meteorite .[6]
NWA 1178920175492feldspathic breccia
NWA 112282017140feldspathic breccia [6]|-|NWA 14685|2020|8000|fragmental breccia|-|NWA 11444|2017|1323|melt breccia [7] |-|NWA 11182|2017|60|feldspathic breccia|}

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.

  • AaU -
  • ALH – Allan Hills, Antarctica
  • Asuka – Antarctica
  • Calcalong Creek – Australia
  • Dar al Gani – Libya
  • Dho - 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: Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Earth and Planetary Science.

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Notes and References

  1. Petrology and reflectance spectroscopy of lunar meteorite Yamato 981031: Implications for the source region of the meteorite and remote-sensing spectroscopy . Sugihara . Takamitsu . Ohtake . Makiko . Owada . Atsuko . Ishii . Teruaki . Otsuki . Mayumi . Takeda . Hiroshi . 1 . Antarctic Meteorite Research . 17 . 209 . 2004 . 2004AMR....17..209S .
  2. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Shişr 162 . www.lpi.usra.edu . 18 October 2018.
  3. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Anoual . www.lpi.usra.edu . 18 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Aridal 017 . www.lpi.usra.edu . 18 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Abar al' Uj 012 . www.lpi.usra.edu . 18 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Chan . Athena . Meteorite From The Moon Auctioned, Could Fetch $500,000 . Tech Times . 18 October 2018 . en . 12 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for NWA 11444 . www.lpi.usra.edu . 17 November 2023.

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