Lunar Fragmental Breccia meteorite. With AQUEOUS ALTERATION. OUED EL HAMIM 001 (Libya, 2024). - 3.47 g

Lunar breccia meteorites are fragments of the Moon’s surface broken and solidified by meteor impacts. These breccias typically comprise angular rock fragments, minerals, and glass fused together during the intense impact events experienced on the Moon. Aqueous alteration within such a lunar meteorite indicates processes where water or water-related fluids interacted with the rock, an area of keen scientific interest related to lunar geology and the history of water in the solar system. The OUED EL HAMIM 001 specimen, originating from Libya, offers valuable insight into impact processes and lunar surface evolution. Despite their extraterrestrial origins, such meteorites are small and rare, prized by researchers and collectors as tangible links to the Moon.