[meteorite-list] Apollo 11 Moon Rocks Photo

From: Randy Korotev <korotev_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:18:12 -0500
Message-ID: <200907172018.n6HKI5O21403_at_levee.wustl.edu>

It's an impact-glass spherule. There's another one to the right,
just right of center. It's got a soil coating. Any handful of lunar
soil is loaded with these things. Most are in the 0.1-mm range. The
biggest I've seen is 2 mm, but I think there's one of ~2 centimeters
in the Apollo collection.

See this:

http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/rlk_5325_apollo11_l.jpg
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/regolith_breccia.htm

I suppose they're the lunar equivalent of tektites.

Randy Korotev
(the guy who took the photo)




At 14:07 17-07-09 Friday, you wrote:
>Hi List,
>
>Just ran across this article and photo... Everyone loves photos of
>moon rocks right?!
>
>Moon Rocks Photo
>http://news-info.wustl.edu/pub/libs/images/usr/8422_h.jpg
>
>Article: Apollo 11 moon rocks still crucial 40 years later, say
>WUSTL researchers
>http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/14375.html
>
>What's the little round black sphere in the upper left of the photo?
>Is that some sort of meteoritic spheroid?
>
>--
>Regards,
>Eric Wichman
>Meteorites USA
>http://www.meteoritesusa.com
>904-236-5394
Received on Fri 17 Jul 2009 04:18:12 PM PDT