Lot 1839* - S17 Out of This World - mardi, 28. juin 2022, 16h00
MOON METEORITE
Official Meteorite Name: NWA 13112
Found: 2019
3.1–4.4 billion years
12 x 9 x 3 cm
348 gm
Found: 2019
3.1–4.4 billion years
12 x 9 x 3 cm
348 gm
Provenance: Swiss private collection
The Moon’s desolate beauty has been a source of fascination and curiosity throughout history and has inspired a rich cultural and symbolic tradition.
It makes Earth more livable by moderating our home planet’s movement on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate. It also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans and animals for thousands of years. Centuries of observation and scientific investigation have been centred on the nature and origin of the Moon. Today most scientists believe it was formed during a collision between Earth and another small planet, about the size of Mars. The debris from this impact collected in an orbit around Earth to finally form the Moon we know today.
How do Moon Meteorites reach our planet?
When asteroids strike the Lunar surface, chunks of the Moon are launched into space. After thousands of years and a journey through our Milky Way galaxy these specimens find their way very rarely onto earth. Less than 0.1% of all meteorites recovered are lunar in origin, with less than 150 kg of meteorites originating from the Moon known to exist.
These meteorites are known to be from the Moon because they have elemental and isotopic compositions that are a match to those samples that have been measured by orbiting NASA spacecraft, surface landers and rovers.
The size and the elegant shape of the here presented specimen are simply stunning. It still retains the black colored crust, indicating that it hit earth
very recently. We strongly believe this is one of the most beautiful Moon Meteorites ever discovered.
The Moon’s desolate beauty has been a source of fascination and curiosity throughout history and has inspired a rich cultural and symbolic tradition.
It makes Earth more livable by moderating our home planet’s movement on its axis, leading to a relatively stable climate. It also causes tides, creating a rhythm that has guided humans and animals for thousands of years. Centuries of observation and scientific investigation have been centred on the nature and origin of the Moon. Today most scientists believe it was formed during a collision between Earth and another small planet, about the size of Mars. The debris from this impact collected in an orbit around Earth to finally form the Moon we know today.
How do Moon Meteorites reach our planet?
When asteroids strike the Lunar surface, chunks of the Moon are launched into space. After thousands of years and a journey through our Milky Way galaxy these specimens find their way very rarely onto earth. Less than 0.1% of all meteorites recovered are lunar in origin, with less than 150 kg of meteorites originating from the Moon known to exist.
These meteorites are known to be from the Moon because they have elemental and isotopic compositions that are a match to those samples that have been measured by orbiting NASA spacecraft, surface landers and rovers.
The size and the elegant shape of the here presented specimen are simply stunning. It still retains the black colored crust, indicating that it hit earth
very recently. We strongly believe this is one of the most beautiful Moon Meteorites ever discovered.
CHF 60 000 / 90 000 | (€ 61 860 / 92 780)
Vendu pour CHF 79 600 (frais inclus)
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