These lunar rocks were ejected into space when another (asteroidal or cometary) object collided with the Moon with enough force to launch some of the impact-produced debris into Earth-crossing orbits.
Lunar meteorites are identified by their unique chemical and mineral characteristics indicative of their origin on the Moon, mainly based on comparison to lunar rocks returned to Earth by the Apollo and Luna missions.
Did you know that the first ever carbon analysis of lunar rocks was done at the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies? Learn more about it, here!
Click on the images below to learn more about some of the lunar meteorites in the ASU Center for Meteorite Studies collection!
