A new examination of a lunar meteorite revealed a mineral that could change our understanding of water on the moon, showing its crust was water-rich around 4 billion years ago.

Their unique meteorite records four separate lunar impacts. They are the first to precisely date Mare Imbrium, the youngest of the large meteorite craters on the moon.

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Esquel meteorite sample (estimate: $15,000-$25,000) This 8-inch/203mm partial slice of an Esquel meteorite is among the most beautiful and most rare extraterrestrial substances known.

As a lunar meteorite, it was originally a piece of the Moon’s surface before an impact knocked it into space. It eventually got a little too close to Earth and came tumbling down in the desert.

A team of European researchers discovered a new high-pressure mineral in the lunar meteorite Oued Awlitis 001, named donwilhelmsite [CaAl4Si2O11]. The team around Jörg Fritz from the Zentrum für ...

A piece of lunar meteorite is on sale at auction, and experts estimate the final price will tally at keast $340,000. The rock, called Dar al Gani 1058, is the largest piece of the moon ever to be ...

BOSTON (AP) — A 12-pound (5.5 kilogram) chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more than $600,000. Boston-based RR Auction announced Friday ...

The lunar meteorite in Mesick's ring was found in Algeria in 2022. "Came here from the moon," said Coats, "just so we can crush it up and put it into this customer's ring." ...

Gnos, Al-Kathiri and Hofmann recognized in the field that the meteorite was of lunar or martian origin because it wasn’t magnetic. Meteorites from planetary bodies don’t contain metal.

BOSTON (AP) — A 12-pound (5.5 kilogram) chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more than $600,000. Boston-based RR Auction announced Friday ...