NWA 13739 — Lunar Meteorite (Feldspathic Breccia) (0.46g)

NWA 13739 is a genuine piece of the Moon — a lunar meteorite recovered near Tindouf, Algeria, and purchased from local finders in November 2020. Classified as a feldspathic lunar breccia, it consists of fine-grained lithic fragments and various pyroxene minerals cemented together and cut through by dark, glassy melt veins, formed when this material was blasted off the lunar surface by an ancient impact and eventually made its way to Earth. The total known weight of this find is a modest 712 grams, making genuine lunar material like this one of the rarest and most sought-after categories in all of meteoritics — vastly outweighed in scarcity by the sheer improbability of a lunar fragment surviving ejection, an interplanetary journey, atmospheric entry, and terrestrial recovery all in one piece.

This specimen shows the typical characteristics of Saharan lunar finds: an irregular, fusion-crust-free exterior with a light caliche coating from its desert burial environment, and a dark, fine-grained brecciated interior once cut or exposed. As with all lunar meteorites, no fragment of this material was ever seen falling — it was identified purely through its distinctive mineralogy and geochemistry, which unmistakably ties it to Apollo and Luna program lunar samples. For collectors building toward a complete suite of planetary materials, a documented lunar meteorite like NWA 13739 represents one of the true trophy pieces of the hobby.

Specimen weight: 0.46g

Classification: Lunar meteorite, feldspathic breccia
Found: Algeria (purchased March 2021)
TKW: 712g