A CUT END PIECE OF A METEORITE FROM THE MOON — THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF NWA 11303 REVEALED

Lot 154
25.10.2022 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 6 300
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 154 | A CUT END PIECE OF A METEORITE FROM THE MOON — THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF NWA 11303 REVEALED
Estimate value
£ 5 000 – 8 000
Pocketed with a sandy desert patina from its residency in the Sahara, this palm-sized lunar sample is a combination of lunar materials fused together following repeated asteroid impacts on the Moon, opened on one face and two edges to reveal the interior that features rare basalt clasts and glass fragments.
23/4 x 11/4 x 1/2in. (5.6 x 4.6 x 1.3cm.)
41g.
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