Lunar Meteorites For Sale
Lunar meteorites offer a rare and majestic opportunity to own a piece of our closest celestial neighbor—a privilege once reserved only for astronauts and national space agencies. While lunar samples returned by NASA’s Apollo missions are considered government property and are strictly illegal for the public to own or trade, lunar meteorites provide the only legal and ethical way for enthusiasts to possess an actual piece of the Moon.
These extraordinary rocks began their journey after a catastrophic asteroidal collision on the lunar surface, which launched fragments into the cold void of space. After drifting for millions of years, these wanderers were eventually captured by Earth’s gravitational pull, surviving a fiery atmospheric descent to land in remote regions like the Saharan Desert or Antarctica. Their rarity cannot be overstated: fewer than 850 confirmed lunar meteorites are known to exist on our entire planet, making them significantly more accessible yet equally as profound as the samples held by museums and space agencies.
At Aerolite Meteorites, Inc., we bridge the gap between the mystery of the Moon and the reach of the private collector. Our collection features a select variety of authenticated lunar meteorites for sale, each meticulously researched for scientific accuracy through rigorous analysis, and approved by the Meteoritical Society. By comparing these specimens to the “ground truth” data gathered from the Apollo and Luna missions, scientists have confirmed their lunar origin beyond doubt. Explore our guaranteed catalog below to secure a piece of the majesty of the Moon.
Adrar 013 Lunar Meteorite
Adrar 013 lunar meteorite was first purchased from a meteorite dealer in 2023. The classification was completed by Dr. Ansgar Greshake, and scientists found that the meteorite is a melt breccia. Lunar melt breccias liked formed when rocks on the lunar surface were broken and melted by asteroid impacts. Adrar 013 stones fragments are gray/green in color, and included a larger 3-kilogram stone when it was originally classified. The total known weight of Adrar 013 is 3.15 kilograms.
Asteroid impacts produce heat and pressure, and when they impact the surface of Earth or the Moon, they can create impact breccias like Adrar 013. The interior of this lunar meteorite tells a story; large clasts are set in a melt rock matrix rich in anorthite. Pronounced flow and quench textures are also observed. Adrar 013 is also comprised of pigeonite, olivine, and augite, creating an attractive mosaic of textures and colors. Adrar 013 meteorites are highly shocked and present with low grades of terrestrial weathering. Large visible clasts are also visible on the exterior of Adrar 013.
Bechar 003 Lunar Meteorite
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
Found in Bechar, Algeria, 2022 March 24
The Bechar 003 lunar meteorite is a remarkable extraterrestrial specimen discovered in Algeria. Its composition consists predominantly of silicate minerals such as olivine and pyroxene. Olivine is a magnesium-iron silicate mineral that can have a greenish or yellowish color, while pyroxene is a group of silicate minerals that are typically dark in color. Additionally, the Bechar 003 meteorite contains other minerals such as feldspar, troilite (a form of iron sulfide), and small metallic grains of nickel-iron alloy. It also contains anorthite, a calcium-rich plagioclase feldspar mineral that is commonly found in lunar rocks and samples brought back from the Moon by the Apollo missions. The lunar crust is predominantly composed of plagioclase feldspar, with anorthite being a significant component.
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Laâyoune 002 Meteorite
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
Found near Laayoune, Morocco, in January 2022
Laâyoune 002 meteorites are named after the largest city in Western Sahara. The city name means “the springs,” referring to the oases that furnish the city with water. In January of 2022, stones were purchased from the finder by A. Habibi. Laâyoune 002 lunar meteorites are classified as feldspathic breccias.
Laâyoune 002 stones have a grey exterior with notable white clasts; this feldspathic breccia’s composition includes known minerals to lunar meteorites, like anorthite. 1971, astronauts James Irwin and David Scott (Apollo 15) collected what is now known as the Genesis Rock (sample 15415) from Spur crater. Analysis concluded that the rock is make up of anorthosite, which is composed mostly of anorthite. This material is what the lunar highlands, the light colored material on the Moon’s surface, is mostly made of. These highlands are older than the darker plains on the Moon, and hence display more craters. The lunar highlands are also the site where many volcanic lava tube skylights have been found. Laâyounes's exterior can be grey or white in color. The white is caused by terrestrial weathering, where the meteorite is colored by white caliche from the Sahara desert.
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Northwest Africa 11237 Meteorite
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
Found in Northwest Africa, 2017
Northwest Africa 11237 is classified as a lunar meteorite. NWA 11237 is a feldspathic breccia originating from the Moon. It was discovered in the Northwest African region and belongs to a group of meteorites known as the NWA meteorites.
NWA 11237 represents a fascinating piece of the Moon's geological history. This lunar meteorite is composed of a mixture of different rock fragments, including feldspar-rich materials. The brecciated nature of the meteorite suggests that it was formed through multiple impact events on the lunar surface, where rocks were shattered and later reassembled.
NWA 11237's composition also includes trace elements that are essential for understanding the geochemical evolution of the Moon. By analyzing these trace elements, such as rare earth elements (REEs), scientists can gain insights into lunar differentiation processes, volcanic activity, and the formation of lunar crustal rocks.
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Northwest Africa 11303 Meteorite
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
Found in Northwest Africa, 2017
NWA 11303 is one the more visually appealing lunar meteorites available to collectors, and the favorite of company staff. This lunar meteorite was found in 2017 and classified by meteorite scientists A. Irving and S. Kuehner at the Department of Earth at Space Sciences at UWS. Laboratory-polished slices reveal a kaleidoscope of clasts of varying sizes and colors, clearly demonstrating the multifaceted composition of this lunar breccia. It is expected to see little or no iron in lunar meteorites, but this amazing moon rock contains visible metallic inclusions. The laboratory noted the extreme hardness of this rock, which lent itself to an exceptional polish.
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Northwest Africa 11788 Meteorite
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
Found in Mali, 2017
Northwest Africa 11788 lunar meteorites are classified as feldspathic breccias. NWA 11788 was acquired from the finder in 2017 in Africa, and sent to the Institute of Meteoritics at the University of New Mexico for analysis.
NWA 11788 meteorites are finely fragmental breccias with white feldspathic clasts set in a dark gray ground mass. Metal flecks and minor vesiculation appear throughout these lunar specimens. Note NWA 11788's dark gray, almost black matrix, punctuated by clasts of varying size and color.
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Northwest Africa 12765
Lunar meteorite (feldspathic breccia)
Found in 2019
Northwest Africa 12765 is a spectacular meteorite in appearance. Great grey colored groundmass with a colorful interior — which is composed of mineral clasts of anorthite, olivine (some of which is forsterite), low-Ca pyroxene, unexsolved pigeonite, subcalcic augite, chromite and ilmenite within a fine grained, sparsely microvesicular matrix containing minor secondary barite.
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Northwest Africa 13974 | Lunar Melt Breccia
Lunar, Melt Breccia
Found in Temara, Morocco 2021
Northwest Africa 13974 is an attractive lunar meteorite found in 2021. It was purchased by Adam Aaronson and classified as a feldspathic melt breccia. Melt breccias specifically formed when impacts on the surface of the Moon in the highlands caused lunar material to melt and fuse.
When prepared in a laboratory and sliced, NWA 13974 exhibits a gorgeous interior comprised of angular clasts surrounded by a melt matrix. These clasts vary in color from white, to dark grey, to bluish light grey. These clasts represent materials like anorthosite, north, and troctolite.
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Northwest Africa 16315 Meteorite
Lunar (melt breccia)
Found in Mauritania, 2023
The NWA 16315 lunar meteorite was purchased from a local dealer in Mauritania in 2023. The meteorite presented as a single, partially fusion crusted and oriented stone. A total of 785 grams of the meteorite has been recovered. The NWA 16315 lunar meteorite was classified as a melt breccia, which likely formed during an impact on the lunar surface. If a meteorite impacts the Moon with enough force, the heat generated from impact melts the lunar material impacted. The molten material then solidifies around unmelted fragments which then become clasts. The interior of NWA 16315 lunar meteorites reveals grey, glassy feldspathic impact melt with few a few of these clasts.
Northwest Africa 8277
Lunar, gabbro
Found in Northwest Africa, 2013
Lunar meteorite NWA 8277 was a small single stone weighing only 773 grams, a breccia with distinct clasts and multiple lithologies. It is noted in the meteoritical bulletin as an achondrite (lunar breccia), comparison of macroscopic and backscatter-electron textures, geochemistry of pyroxenes, olivines, and plagioclase.
We are fortunate to have a few slices of this rare material available.
Oued El Hamim 001 Lunar
Oued El Hamim 001 Lunar Meteorite For Sale
The Oued el Hamim 001 lunar meteorite was purchased in 2024 in Libya. Not only is Oued el Hamim 001 classified as a lunar meteorite, scientists also believe that the meteorite displays features consistent with aqueous alteration. This is one of the processes that scientists have identified as having altered a meteorite to varying degrees. Other examples include thermal metamorphism, shock, and brecciation. In the case of Oued el Hamim 001, scientists studying the meteorite found evidence that the minerals inside the meteorite had reacted to water on the Moon, and thus became aqueously altered.
Apollo mission return samples from the lunar surface confirmed that water is not present on the lunar surface. Robotic probes have discovered, however, pockets of water ice in some permanently shadowed craters on the Moon, possibly mixed into the regolith. NASA’s Ice-Mining Experiment-1, which launched in February of 2025, intends to search for ice present in usable quantities in the southern polar region of the Moon.
Tisserlitine 001
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
Found in Gao, Mali, 2019
A recent find (December 2019), Tisserlitine is a highly desirable lunar feldspathic breccia hailing from the Kidal region of Mali.
Specimens of this remarkable meteorite exhibit “knobby” exterior features and a surprising pinkish-colored interior and a smattering of clasts ranging in color from dark grey, light grey, and white. Finders of this lunar visitor recovered a massive 47,705-gram stone, including several smaller pieces.
“Feldspathic” refers to feldspars, which are rock-forming minerals containing sodium, calcium, potassium or barium. Common examples are orthoclase, albite, and anorthite. Feldspar is incredibly abundant on Earth, making up over half of Earth’s crust. The petrography of Tisserlitine also contains anorthite, a light-colored material on the surface of the Moon in an area called the lunar highlands. These highlands are older than the darker plains on the Moon, and hence display more craters. In 1971, astronauts James Irwin and David Scott (Apollo 15) collected what is now known as the Genesis Rock (sample 15415) from Spur crater. Analysis concluded that the rock is make up of anorthosite, which is composed mostly of anorthite.
Touat 005
Lunar, feldspathic breccia
Found in Adrar, Algeria in 2020
Found by meteorite hunters between Algeria and the find site of the Erg Chech 002 meteorite. Classified as a feldspathic breccia, Touat 005 is unique in that it contains white plagioclase megacrysts, or particularly large crystalline grains. A possible monomict breccia, it’s likely that Touat 005 is made up of several rocks—of similar lithologies, or physical characteristics—that brecciated on the Moon’s surface. These light-colored grains, which are set against the meteorite’s dark, shock-veined matrix, give Touat 005 its nickname, “The Stained Glass Lunar.”
