![]() "This is close to a once in a lifetime find. "As soon as we saw this, we knew it was extraordinarily unusual,'' he said. Most lunar meteorites found are the size of a walnut or golf ball, said Geoff Notkin, star of television's "Meteorite Men'' and CEO of Aerolite Meteorites, which is selling the rock. The Eta Aquariids will be hanging around until May 27, but if you missed their peak, there are plenty more opportunities to spot a meteor. The largest of those pieces weighs about 6 pounds. The meteorite is actually composed of six fragments that fit together like a puzzle. The rock, classified as NWA 11789 - also known as "Buagaba'' - was found last year in a remote area of Mauritania, but probably plunged to Earth thousands of years ago. The rocks were ejected from the Moon into space, where they. Radiation spewed out by the Sun since the formation of the Moons crust, was trapped in the lunar soil as a permanent record of solar activity throughout this time. It is "one of the most important meteorites available for acquisition anywhere in the world today,'' and one of the biggest pieces of the moon ever put up for sale, RR said. These are meteorites which were blasted off the surface of the Moon by ancient asteroid impacts. This crust formation, the intense meteorite bombardment occurring afterward, and subsequent lava outpourings are recorded in the rocks. Anyone who can't make it to the moon to gather a few lunar rocks now has the opportunity to buy one right here on Earth.Ī 12-pound lunar meteorite discovered in Northwest Africa last year is up for auction by Boston-based RR Auction and could sell for $500,000 or more during online bidding that runs from Thursday until Oct.
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