40014 - "The Apollo Lunar" Meteorite Part Slice "Gadamis 008"  Lunar ferroan anorthosite 0,99g
40014 - "The Apollo Lunar" Meteorite Part Slice "Gadamis 008"  Lunar ferroan anorthosite 0,99g 40014 - "The Apollo Lunar" Meteorite Part Slice "Gadamis 008"  Lunar ferroan anorthosite 0,99g 40014 - "The Apollo Lunar" Meteorite Part Slice "Gadamis 008"  Lunar ferroan anorthosite 0,99g

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40014 - "The Apollo Lunar" Meteorite Part Slice "Gadamis 008" Lunar ferroan anorthosite 0,99g

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Species
Lunar ferroan anorthosite, cataclastic
Age
40014 - "The Apollo Lunar" Meteorite Part Slice "Gadamis 008" Lunar ferroan anorthosite 0,99g
Location
Lybia
Formation
Planetary Achondrite - Lunar
Size
 mm   •    in
Weight
0.99 g   •    oz
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Description
Meteorite type & CLASS / OFFICIAL NAME or NUMBER (Meteoritical Bulletin Database):  Gadamis 008  Lunar ferroan anorthosite, cataclastic. "The Apollo Lunar"

FALL/FIND LOCATION:  2024 Lybia

WEIGHT: 0,99g part slice
Size: 2,2 x 1,7 x 0,1cm


Observations:

The authenticity of this specimen is guaranteed and certified by me, the Geologist J.A.Poblador, member of the Global Meteorite Association G0043 and International Meteorite Collectors Association IMCA 5681. 

Provenance chain: Ex Mark Lyon Meteorite Collection - Geologist Juan A. Poblador (Jurassic Dreams)

 It was found near the location of several other lunar meteorites (Gadamis 002, Gadamis 003, Gadamis 004, Gadamis 005 and Gadamis 006) in Libya.

This meteorite is particularly unique: it is almost identical to lunar samples brought back by the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon. The very high anorthite content (98-99%) and cataclastic texture is similar to Apollo 16 cataclastic FANs.

The meteorite would have started its journey to Earth as a result of a massive meteor strike on the moon's surface, likely creating one of the craters we see on the Moon today. That initial strike had sufficient force to eject this and other rocks from the surface of the moon at escape velocity, leaving them to float freely in space. Eventually, this mass intersected with the Earth's own orbit where its surface was flash-heated to 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit on entry, then rapidly cooled in the frigid temperatures of Earth's upper atmosphere, before slowing to approximately 200 miles per hour on its final descent. This fall would have lit the Saharan sky up before hurtling down to its site of discovery.

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