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RE: New lunar meteorite

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Subject: RE: New lunar meteorite
From: Ron Baalke <BAALKE@kelvin.jpl.nasa.gov>
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 21:07:33 GMT
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>A NEW LUNAR METEORITE HAS VERY RECENTLY BEEN FOUND IN THE SAHARA. IT IS A
>LUNAR HIGHLAND ANORTHOSITE REGOLITH BRECCIA WEIGHING 531 GRAMS. FURTHER
>DETAILS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE JULY MEETING OF THE METEORITICAL SOCIETY
>AND IN THE AUGUST ISSUE OF METEORITE! TOGETHER WITH PHOTOS.

If this exciting news bears out, then this will only be the second
lunar meteorite found outside of Antarctica.  The other non-Antarctic
was found in Australia and is currently in the possession of
Robert Haag.

Ron Baalke

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