[meteorite-list] Witnessed fall lunars?

[Melanie Matthews]

Hi, 
I asked this a while ago on Greg Catterton's forum, and I was told that rocks 
from the moon aren't as solid (tough) as Mars rocks, and therefore are less 
likely to survive entry... yet what about all these Howardites? 

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Sent: Mon, September 6, 2010 2:05:16 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Witnessed fall lunars?

Hi List,

Is there a theory for why there have been no witnessed falls of lunar
meteorites?  It seems odd to me that we have 4 Martian witnessed falls
(Shergotty, Chassigny, Zagami, Nakhla, and almost Lafayette) and no
lunars.

I also find it odd that no lunaites have been recovered from the
Americas or Europe.

It would seem that we are long overdue for two things to happen - for
a lunaite to be recovered in the Americas/Europe and for a lunar
witnessed fall.  I wonder which will happen first?

Best regards,

MikeG

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