PALM-SIZED END PIECE FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ASTEROID VESTA — A PAIRING WITH NWA 12342
23.02.2021 10:00UTC -05:00
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4750USD $ 4 750
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ID 491221
Los 11 | PALM-SIZED END PIECE FROM THE SURFACE OF THE ASTEROID VESTA — A PAIRING WITH NWA 12342
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$ 1 200 – 1 800
The exterior surface of this specimen is rounded and smooth; at the top of the specimen, a notable hole with a 16-mm diameter is perched (and it should be noted that holes are exceedingly rare in stone meteorites). Impact melt penetrates and courses through the khaki-hued matrix. The cut and polished surface reveals more of the same in finer resolution as the ability to discern mineral grains is now in evidence. The lower right of the cut face consists of a large pocket of graphite-hued crystallized impact melt. Two parallel veins of melt run on either side of the hole. Testament to the cataclysmic force of an asteroid impact onto the surface of the asteroid Vesta, this is a select example of a fascinating meteorite.
Christie's would like to thank Dr. Alan E. Rubin at the Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles for his assistance in preparing this catalogue.
79 x 65 x 17mm (3 x 2.5 x 0.66 in.) and 62.1g
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