Bench Crater meteorite, Apollo 12 landing site, Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms), The Mooni
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bench Crater meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Apollo 12 landing site | Landing Site |
| Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) | - not defined - |
| The Moon | Moon |
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Latitude & Longitude:
2° 56' 23'' South , 23° 26' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Mindat Locality ID:
232107
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:232107:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b88a95f3-c7f0-4658-bff7-5f2f795b1e98
Carbonaceous chondrite discovered on the Moon in 1969. It was the first meteorite to be discovered on a solar system body other than the Earth.
Co-ordinates should be approximately 2.94 S and 23.45 W, being the landing site.
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2 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bench_Crater_meteorite |
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