Antarctic Meteorite Sample MIL 090036,35

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MIL090036 is a piece of the Moon that was ejected from the lunar surface during an impact millions of years ago. After a stint traveling through space the small rock was captured by Earth’s gravity and fell to the Antarctic ice shelf as a meteorite, sometime within the last 2000 years.Continue reading…

More information:https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=MIL090036-35

NASA Astromaterials Collection: Antarctic Meteorite Collection

Origin: Moon

Collected: ANSMET Field Season 1990, Miller Range, Antarctica

Classification: Lunar Anorthositic Breccia

Credit: NASA/Astromaterials 3D