[meteorite-list] Re: 13.5 kg lunar

From: AL Mitterling <almitt_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat May 14 08:57:34 2005
Message-ID: <4285F582.4010502_at_kconline.com>

Hi Darren and all,

Based on all the previous finds, The average lunar meteorite specimen
weighs 197.02 gm. (6 grams to 1425 grams, 3.1 lbs). So this doesn't fit
the usual, expected size. Looks like either a lower impacting body hit
the moon or another size impactor can liberate specimens from the moon.
Interesting in any case.

--AL


Darren Garrison wrote:

> I certainly didn't know that such a large lunar had ever been found. Even more interesting than the
> size (to me) is that "the sample does not contain solar wind implanted rare gases".
Received on Sat 14 May 2005 08:56:34 AM PDT