Moon Drop Collection

Moon drop earrings: Hand shaped from a Lunar Meteorite. These earrings are made from a real piece of the Moon that was ejected by a meteorite impact on the surface of our Moon. The ejecta from that impact eventually landed on Earth as a meteorite. This lunar meteorite is classified as a Feldspathic Lunar Breccia, and was recovered from the dry deserts of Northwest Africa.

Earring Settings: 925 Silver

Description:  The Moon Drop earrings are a unique handcrafted set of Lunar Meteorite earrings with center stones hand fashioned from a piece of the Moon. Made from the beautiful lunar meteorite NWA 15368 and set in Sterling Silver. 

Dimensions of the Lunar meteorite center stone: 15.6mm x 11mm x 2.06mm 

Dimensions of the Earring: 32.4mm x 11mm x 4.19mm

Official name: NWA 15368

Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia

Year Found: 2021

Country: Mali

Parent body: The Moon - this material was ejected from our only natural satellite when the Moon was hit by another meteorite. It should be noted that we do not know exactly which crater this lunar meteorite was ejected from. 

Each earring has a unique center stone and it is a completely unique part of the Moon. The center stones for these earrings were ejected from the Moon and recovered in Mali by camel shepherds in 2021. The center stones have been free-hand shaped to find the best qualities in each area of the stone, and making every piece totally unique. The earrings are set in .925 Sterling Silver.

The story: Our Moon takes a lot of hits. This is evidenced by the millions of craters that cover the moon's surface. Thankfully the bombardments have slowed down considerably in the last few hundred thousand years, but they still do occur from time to time. Lunar meteorites are material ejected from our Moon's surface when it gets hit by a meteorite. If the impact has enough energy, some of the ejecta gets thrown so far it escapes the Moon's gravity becoming meteoroids hurtling through space. Some of those lunar meteoroids have the potential to eventually fall into Earth's gravity well and go screaming through the atmosphere to hit the surface. Once they hit the Earth's surface, they earn the designation of being a meteorite. Much later, perhaps thousands of years later, an even smaller fraction of the meteorites that didn't fall into the oceans or onto unrecoverable terrain, are recovered by nomads and others who happen to find them. Nothing short of miraculous odds. To describe them as rare, is perhaps an understatement.

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