ID 491274 
Lot 64  | ODESSA — AN EXEMPLARY METEORITE FROM THE LARGEST AMERICAN METEORITE SHOWER 
Valeur estimée
$ 40 000 – 60 000 
This meteorite is composed primarily of iron and nickel — in effect, natural extraterrestrial steel. It is from an asteroid that once existed between Mars and Jupiter. The sculpting seen is a result of Odessa having been exposed to the Texas elements as the seasons turned over tens of thousands of years. This is the archetype of an iron meteorite. Numerous ridges, furrows and flanges abound and are covered by a deep gun-metal patina with pewter highlights and earthen accents.
Only about 2% of all meteorite falls are of the iron variety, and this is a choice example from the largest American meteorite shower and the second most famous American impact event (the first being Meteor Crater, Arizona , see lot 67 — the result of a single asteroid plowing into the Arizona Desert).
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.
291 x 313 x 129mm (11.5 x 12.33 x 5 inches) and 22.48 kilograms (49.5 lbs.)
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