It is now accepted by the scientific community that rocks have been blasted from both the Martian and lunar surface during impact events, and that some of these have landed on the Earth as meteorites. However, the first Antarctic lunar meteorite was found in 1979, and its lunar origin was not recognized until 1982. Furthermore, lunar meteorites are so rare that it is unlikely that they could account for the of Moon rocks that NASA gathered between 1969 and 1972. Only about of lunar meteorites have been found on Earth thus far, despite private collectors and governmental agencies worldwide searching for more than 20 years.
It is now accepted by the scientific community that rocks have been blasted from both the Martian and lunar surface during impact events and that some of these have landed on the Earth as meteorites However the first Antarctic lunar meteorite was found in 1979 and its lunar origin was not recognized until 1982 Furthermore lunar meteorites are so rare that it is unlikely that they could account for the of Moon rocks that NASA gathered between 1969 and 1972 Only about of lunar meteorites have been found on Earth thus far despite private collectors and governmental agencies worldwide searching for more than 20 years