Antarctic Meteorite Sample MIL 090036,35

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NASA Astromaterials 3D
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2022-05-16
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[**Astromaterials 3D**](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/index.htm) is a virtual library for exploration and research of NASA’s space rock collections. **Every Rock Tells a Story:** >MIL090036 is a piece of the Moon that was ejected from the lunar surface during an impact millions of years ago. After a stint traveling through space the small rock was captured by Earth's gravity and fell to the Antarctic ice shelf as a meteorite, sometime within the last 2000 years.*[Continue reading...](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=MIL090036-35)* **More information:**https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=MIL090036-35 **NASA Astromaterials Collection:** Antarctic Meteorite Collection **Origin:** Moon **Collected:** ANSMET Field Season 1990, Miller Range, Antarctica **Classification:** Lunar Anorthositic Breccia **Credit:** NASA/Astromaterials 3D