The discovery and initial characterization of Allan Hills 81005 - The first lunar meteorite

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Lunar Rocks, Meteorites, Mineralogy, Petrology, Breccia, Ejecta, Meteoritic Microstructures, Photomicrography, Meteorites, Antarctic Meteorites, Allan Hills Meteorites, Alha81005, Moon, Origin, Description, Physical Properties, Characteristics, Source, Mineralogy, Chemistry, Comparisons, Samples, Meteorite, Lunar, Soils, Breccias, Petrology, Clasts, Lithology

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Antarctic meteorite ALHA81005, discovered in the Allan Hills region of Victoria Land, is a polymict anorthositic breccia which differs from other meteorites in mineralogical and chemical composition but is strikingly similar to lunar highlands soil breccias. The petrologic character and several independent lines of evidence identify ALHA81005 as a meteorite from the moon. Two small clasts of probable mare basalt occur among the highlands lithologies in Thin Section 81005,22. This lunar specimen, which shows relatively minor shock effects, has generated new ideas on the types of planetary samples we may find on earth.

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