Lunar Meteorite - Laayoune 002

Laâyoune 002 is a lunar meteorite found in Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara in 2022. Two stones totaling 5.15 kilograms were recovered. They lack fusion crust and display the typical lunar breccia composition of white to gray clasts in a grayish crystallized melt matrix. Clasts contain a host of minerals, including anorthite, olivine, orthopyroxene, pigeonite, and augite. Some cuts reveal a beautiful, dappled-looking red-orange and black interior laced with numerous shock veins.