How do we know that they are meteorites? On a broken or sawn face, all lunar meteorites look like some kinds of Earth rocks, even to an experienced meteorite collector or scientist.

Lunar meteorites are identified by their unique chemical and mineral characteristics indicative of their origin on the Moon, mainly based on comparison to lunar rocks returned to Earth by the …

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.

One of the most frequently visited sections of the site is a detailed guide to meteorite identification. As a result of that guide we receive, almost daily, inquiries by letter and email …

Pictures and descriptions of lunar meteorites that fell to Earth. These are samples of the Moon that were blasted from the lunar surface by impact events. The Apollo missions provided a …

Jan 13, 2010 · Lunar Meteorite - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

From polished slices to raw, uncut samples, the visuals offer a close-up view of the textures and colors found in Lunar meteorite specimens.

Here I discuss some aspects of lunar geology, mineralogy, and chemistry that guide us in our attempts to identify lunar material. Only four minerals – plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, olivine, …

Here are three points to get you started on identifying meteorites. 1) When a meteorite passes through the Earth’s atmosphere before it hits the land, its outer surface gets ‘cooked’ due to …

ment for scientific research on the composition and history of the Moon. Apart from a small amount of unbrecciated crystalline rocks, the majority of lunar meteorites are breccias that can …