The hard-to-see specks of suspected moon dust are anticipated to sell for $800,000 to $1.2 million.
The Apollo 11 moon particles as seen using a scanning electron microscope. The geological makeup of the sample allowed NASA to identify the origin as the moon's Sea of Tranquility.
Stackhouse centered on the history of the samples and the fact they are linked to the first-ever scoops of lunar material by an astronaut standing onEarth The so-called"contingency sample" included 492 grams of material finer than 1 centimeter , as well as 12 rock fragments larger than 1 cm, all of which remain NASA property. Bonhams did not provide a total weight for the particles lifted from the decontamination bag, but measurements taken during the gallery's contracted analysis found the individual specks to be mere microns in size.
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