Meteorite · Achondrite

ALHA 81005

The first meteorite recognised as a piece of the Moon, recovered from Antarctica in 1982 — its match to Apollo samples proved that lunar rocks can be delivered to Earth as meteorites.

MeteoritesFindFrom The Moon

Origin & links

Parent body:The Moon

Knowledge connections

Member of groupLunar Meteorites
Parent bodyThe Moon

Sources

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