A moon rock, weighing over 13.5 kg will go on private sale at Christie’s. Known as NWA 12691, it is thought to be the fifth largest piece of the moon ever found on earth
LONDON - One of the world’s largest lunar meteorites goes on private sale at Christie’s on Thursday, valued at 2 million pounds .
“The experience of holding a piece of another world in your hands is something you never forget,” said James Hyslop, Christie’s head of science and natural history. Scientists can be certain of its origin after comparing it with rock samples brought back by the United States’ Apollo space missions to the moon.
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