Allan Hills A81005
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Allan Hills A81005 or ALH A81005 (sometimes also named without the "A" in front of the number) was the first lunar meteorite found on Earth.[3] It was found in 1982 in the Allan Hills at the end of the Transantarctic Mountains, during a meteorite gathering expedition (ANSMET).[1]
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Allan Hills A81005 (ALH A81005) | |
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Type | Achondrite |
Clan | Lunar meteorite |
Group | Lunar anorthosite[1] |
Parent body | Moon |
Composition | Breccia with plagioclase clasts. |
Weathering grade | A/B |
Country | Antarctica |
Region | Allan Hills |
Coordinates | 76°49′49″S 158°15′32″E[1] |
Observed fall | No |
Found date | 17 January 1982[2] |
TKW | 31.4 grams (1.11 oz) |
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