[meteorite-list] Re: 13.5 kg lunar

[AL Mitterling]

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".