Lunar rocks are very old geologically speaking, and the volcanic activity is believed to have stopped early in the Moon’s history. Close examination of Lunar meteorites will often reveal the small individual bits of different colors that make up these breccias. But the pounding of impacts over eons has broken the rocks into fragments that have been melted and reformed into rocks called breccias. Lunar meteorites are identified by their unique chemical and mineral characteristics indicative of their origin on the Moon, mainly based on comparison to. These a chondrites are the results of Mars and the Moon ’s own meteorite impacts. Very few meteorites, only about 0.2 percent, come from Mars and the Moon. Lunar meteorites are made of mostly volcanic rocks called basalts. Lunar meteorites are a chondrites that crashed to Earth from the Moon, while Martian a chondrites crashed to Earth from our neighbor planet, Mars. Lunar meteorites are rare but enough have been found to make it possible for collectors to now have a piece of our closest neighbor in space. The low gravity and huge size of some of the impacts have sent chunks of rock into space that eventually fell to Earth. The moon rocks returned by the manned and unmanned missions sent there have told scientist much about the nature of lunar rocks.
Studies of lunar and Martian meteorites complement studies of Apollo Moon rocks and the robotic exploration of Mars.
MOON METEORITE REGISTRATION
Through any telescope even a small one the Moon is seen as a very cratered world. Remarkably, less than 1 of all meteorites found on Earth are lunar in origin, this makes them highly desired by collectors and incredibly rare, and you can own one Product Information: Genuine lunar meteorite Moon meteorite weighs approx: 7-17mg Comes boxed in 2x1'' presentation box Includes an individual meteorite registration number. The nearly 80 lunar meteorites are similar in mineralogy and composition to Apollo mission Moon rocks, but distinct enough to show that they have come from other parts of the Moon.
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