Piece of the Moon goes to auction for almost R $ 14 million

Tell me the truth, who wouldn’t want a piece of the moon inside the house? You thought incredible! Well, know that the “space ornament” is already on sale, or rather, it will be auctioned very soon, in London. Now how much do you think a piece of the Moon would cost? Unfortunately, the “fit” is not for everyone; unless you have a few million left in your bank account. The fifth-largest piece of Earth’s only natural satellite is worth about $ 2.5 million (in direct conversion, at the current exchange rate, something around R $ 13,750,000)

At 13.6 kg, the lunar meteorite (NWA 12691) was found in the Sahara desert two years ago. It is difficult to know how the object came to be here on Earth. What is speculated is that the piece was separated from the Moon after the impact of an asteroid or comet. Also, no one has the slightest idea when this happened, and yes, the meteorite may have fallen in the Sahara hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

“Probably the greatest example ever released on the market,” said James Hyslop, director of science and natural history at Christie’s, London’s famous auction room. “The experience of having a piece of another world in your hands is something you will never forget,” he added.

As you can imagine, a piece of the Moon on Earth is quite rare. Today there are just over 635 kilograms of moon rocks known to man. Of these, around 880 they brought in were astronauts from the Apollo missions of the 1960s and ’70s.

The meteorite resembles, attention, just remember, a stone. But a piece of the Moon could never be lowered to be classified as a stone. Like other substances on the Moon, NWA 12691 is composed of rare and unknown minerals and gases. But what really stands out is its strong silver luster.

Via: artnet