Moon Rock Lunar Meteorite Bechar 003 Algerian Sahara Desert Discovered 2022 COA
Location: Lunar Moon Rock
Weight: 1 Ounce (Display)
Dimensions: 3.2 Inches Long, 2.4 Inches Wide, 0.4 Inches Thick (Display)
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Meteorite: Lunar Moon Rock
Location: Algerian Sahara
Date of Fall: Discover In 2022
This Lunar Feldspathic Brecchia is paired with Bechar 003. It was discovered in the Algerian Sahara Desert in 2022
Meteorites are ancient fragments of space that have traveled across the solar system before surviving their dramatic entry through Earth’s atmosphere. These extraterrestrial stones originate from asteroids, comets, and planetary bodies, carrying valuable clues about the earliest stages of planetary formation.
Each specimen features its own unique patterns, textures, and mineral makeup, shaped by cosmic processes over immense periods of time. Iron meteorites are heavy and metallic, composed mainly of iron and nickel, while chondrites are stony meteorites marked by small, rounded structures called chondrules, which represent some of the oldest solid matter in the solar system. The rarest category, achondrites, contains a blend of stone and metal and may display vivid olivine crystals or embedded rock fragments within a nickel-iron matrix.
Meteorites are more than rare stones — they are authentic pieces of cosmic history, offering a direct and tangible link to the distant origins of our planetary neighborhood.