Lot 1228
Own A Piece of the Moon and Mars. The rarest of all meteorites are those that originate from the Moon and Mars. Only when extremely large asteroids explode into their surfaces are rocks from the Moon and Mars ejected into space, and only a very few ever make their way to Earth. Most meteorites that fall to Earth are as old as the solar system itself, 4.55 billion years old. Meteorites from the Moon and Mars are much younger. Various isotopes can determine which meteorites emanated from the Moon and which from Mars. These 2x2mm sections were cut, polished, and placed in a custom frame measuring 13x7" with a description of each piece, along with details of their certification. The entire Moon meteorite from which this specimen was sliced weighed on 1 oz. and was found on April 22, 2001 in the Sahara Desert of Oman. The Mars specimen came from a meteorite that weighed just over 2 lbs. and was also found in the Sahara Desert of Oman. The Moon meteorite was certified by the Institute of Planetary Physics at UCLA, while the Mars meteorite was certified at the Vernadsky Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This remarkable display item is ready to hand. Add $20 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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