Dominion Range (DOM) Lunar Regolith Breccia Pairing Group

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Dominion Range (DOM) Lunar Regolith Breccia Pairing Group

K. Righter / J. Schutt / C. Satterwhite / K. Pando / C. Corrigan / J. Karner / R. Harvey / C. Calva / R. Harrington

With the Chang-E missions, ANGSA sample analysis, and Artemis mission progress as three examples of excitement about lunar science, we want to reaffirm and emphasize the importance of lunar meteorites to our understanding of the Moon. There are over 600 lunar meteorites documented with a total combined mass over 1000 kg, roughly 3x more mass than the Apollo samples. The 2018-19 season ANSMET team recovered lunar meteorites, reported in three different newsletters. Because these have been announced across three years, 2019-2022, we here provide an overview of their characteristics, reported findings, and comparison to other lunar meteorites. In particular, we emphasize their unique properties and how they may contribute to advancing lunar science. Eight pieces were recovered in the 2018-19 ANSMET season. All were found near the northern edge of the blue ice tongue or at the edge in the moraine. The largest mass is 45.87 g, ranging down to lowest mass of 5.46 g.

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Title :

Dominion Range (DOM) Lunar Regolith Breccia Pairing Group

Contributors:

K. Righter (author) / J. Schutt (author) / C. Satterwhite (author) / K. Pando (author) / C. Corrigan (author) / J. Karner (author) / R. Harvey (author) / C. Calva (author) / R. Harrington (author)

Publication date :

2023

Size :

2 pages

Type of media :

Report

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English

Keywords :

Astronomy & Astrophysics , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Breccia , Lunar science , Meteorite