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For sale! Here’s where you can buy rare meteorites from Moon and Mars

  • Christie's auction house is presenting these portfolio of celestial objects
  • The collection is named Deep Impact Martian Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites
  • The auction is scheduled for February 9 at 10 am (EDT)

Written by:Kavya
Published: February 06, 2021 05:26:10 New York, NY, USA

If
you’re looking to buy something literally out of world, Christie’s auction
house has some perfect picks for you: meteorites from Mars and Moon.

According to CNN, Christie’s auction house is presenting a portfolio of celestial objects, which includes specimens from the moon and Mars, as well as aesthetic iron meteorites and rocks containing gemstone.

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“The collection named ‘Deep Impact: Martian Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites’ is offering rare meteorites open for bid between  February 9-23, 2021,” states Christie’s website.

Among the collection is a statue prepared of stardust which is believed to be as old as 7-billion-years. This star dust is made up of stone meteorites which lands itself to Earth in an unusual way.

The biggest highlight of the sale is a highly aesthetic oriented stone meteorite, the estimate of which is around $50,000-80,000. Its weight is nearly 7.2 kg (16lbs).

The key takeaway of this magnificent offering is that unlike 99% of the meteorites it has not trembled or inverted in shape as it plunged down to earth, rather maintained a stable shape and orientation.

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The auction for these extraordinary celestial accessories is scheduled for February 9 at 10 am. (EDT)

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