Rare Lunar Meteorites Could Fill Gaps in Moon's Evolution

Lunar meteorites offer a more representative sampling of the Moon than Apollo missions because they originate from random locations, including the far side. Only 835 have been verified, representing 0.7% of all meteorites reaching Earth.

• 835 verified lunar meteorites make up 0.7% of all Earth meteorites
• Apollo returned 382 kg but from a geochemically anomalous region
• Chang'e 5 and 6 returned about 3.7 kg of lunar samples
• Meteorites may hold pieces of the Moon's ancient crust and mantle