Lunar meteorite
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 come from the Moon.[2] A meteorite hitting the Moon is normally classified as a transient lunar phenomenon.
Lunar Meteorite Media
A privately owned 11 milligrams (0.17 gr) (2.2 by 2.0 millimetres (0.087 × 0.079 in)) piece of the lunar meteorite NWA 4483
References
- ↑ NWA 5000 meteorite
- ↑ NASA, Exploring Meteorite Mysteries a Teacher's Guide with Activities for Earth and Space Sciences (Houston, TX: NASA, Office of Space Science, 1997), p. 21
