NWA 14041 Lunar Meteorite 2.27g

Northwest Africa (NWA) 14041 Lunar Meteorite

NWA 14041 is a lunar feldspathic breccia type meteorite found in 2021. The recovered weight of the meteorite was 11.7 kilograms. NWA 14041 was found by camel shepherds and later purchased. NWA 14041 is a breccia composed of anorthite, olivine, low calcium pyroxene , pigeonite, exsolved pigeonite, along with minor amounts of titanium chromite. This is all set in a fine-grained matrix containing minor secondary calcite. NWA 14041 is a low shock meteorite which also shows a low degree of weathering.