This is a list of lunar meteorites. That is, meteorites that have been identified as having originated from Earth's Moon.
MeteoriteFoundMass (g)NotesLahmada 020201812170feldspathic brecciaYamato 791197 197952 feldspathic regolith brecciaYamato 793169 19796 mare basaltYamato 793274/981031 1980–1999195 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith brecciaALH A81005198131 feldspathic regolith breccia; FIRST RECOGNISED LUNAR METEORITEYamato 82192/82193/86032 1983–1986712 feldspathic fragmental brecciaEET 87521/96008 1987–199684 basaltic or gabbroic fragmental brecciaAsuka 881757 1988442 mare basalt, "ortho" cumulateMAC 88104/88105 1989724 feldspathic regolith brecciaCalcalong Creek ~199019basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith brecciaQUE 93069/94269 1993–199424 feldspathic regolith brecciaQUE 94281 199423 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith brecciaDar al Gani 262/996 1997–1999525feldspathic regolith brecciaDar al Gani 400 19981425 feldspathic regolith brecciaDhofar 081/280/910/1224 1999–2003572feldspathic glassy-matrix fragmental brecciaNWA 5000199911500feldspathic brecciaYamato 983885 1999290 basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith brecciaKalahari 008/009 199914100 feldspathic regolith breccia & basaltic fragmental brecciaNWA 032/479 1999–2001456 mare basaltunnamed2000feldspathic regolith brecciaNorthwest Africa (NWA) 482 2000?1015 feldspathic impact-melt brecciaDhofar 025/301/304/308 2000772 feldspathic regolith brecciaDhofar 026/457/458/459/460/461/462/463/464/465/466/467/4682000–2001709 feldspathic granulitic brecciaNEA 003 2000–2001124 mare basalt with basaltic impact-melt brecciaNWA 773/2700/2727/2977/3160/3333?2000–20051156 complex fragmental and regolith breccia consisting of basalt and cumulate olivine gabbroDhofar 287 2001154 mare basalt with regolith brecciaDhofar 302 20014 feldspathic impact-melt brecciaDhofar 303/305/306/307/309/310/311/489/730/731/908/909/911/950/10852001–20031037 feldspathic impact-melt brecciaDhofar 490/10842001–2003124 feldspathic fragmental brecciaMET 01210 200122.8 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith brecciaDhofar 733200298 feldspathic granulitic brecciaNortheast Africa (NEA) 0012002262 feldspathic regolith brecciaSaU 1692002206 KREEP-rich, mafic impact-melt breccia & regolith brecciaLAP 02205/02224/02226/02436/03632/048412002–20051930 mare basaltPCA 02007 200322 feldspathic regolith brecciaDhofar 925/960/961 2003106basalt-bearing feldspathic impact-melt brecciaNWA 22002004552 feldspathic impact-melt brecciaunnamed200424.2feldspathic brecciaSaU 300 2004153 basalt-bearing feldspathic regolith brecciaNWA 3136 200495 anorthosite-bearing basaltic regolith brecciaNWA 3163 20051634 feldspathic granulitic brecciaDhofar 1180 2005115 basalt-bearing feldspathic fragmental or regolith brecciaNWA 2995 2005538 basalt bearing feldspathic fragmental brecciaMIL 05035 2005142 mare basaltunnamed 200526 unnamed 200568 mare basaltDhofar 14282006213 feldspathic impact-melt brecciaunnamed200618.7 feldspathic brecciaNWA 2998 [provisional]2006183feldspathic brecciaNWA 4472/4485 [provisional]2006185 Shisr 162 (Shişr 162)17 Feb 20065525 feldspathic brecciaAnoual20065.9Found in MoroccoAridal 0172016590Found in MoroccoAaU 0122012122.8Abar al' Uj 012, Saudi ArabiaNWA 10309201516520feldspathic breccia. Largest known lunar meteorite .NWA 1178920175492feldspathic brecciaNWA 112282017140feldspathic breccia NWA 1468520208000fragmental brecciaNWA 1144420171323melt breccia NWA 11182201760feldspathic 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.
See also Glossary of meteoritics List of Martian meteorites
References
External links An Up-to-Date List of Lunar Meteorites — Washington University in St. Louis. Lunar meteorites — Washington University in St. Louis. Taylor, G. J. (Oct., 2004) New Lunar Meteorite Provides its Lunar Address and Some Clues about Early Bombardment of the Moon. Planetary Science Research Discoveries. Lunar meteorites — Meteoritical Bulletin Database.