You can own one of the oldest and rarest meteorites of lunar origin.
- 100% guaranteed to be authentic and as described
- Acrylic presenetation box
- Information card included
Researchers estimate that meteorites from the moon are between 4.5 to 2.9 billion years old. By comparison, the earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old, which means some meteorites are as old as our very own planet. Not only are these rocks incredibly ancient, but the journey that they've taken to get here is also a perilous one. Few meteorites survive their passage through earth's atmosphere, and fewer still are ever recovered by human beings. Meteorites land indiscriminately, and many have fallen in our oceans or in remote areas where they are either unreachable or have been destroyed by the elements. Of the rocks that are successfully recovered, only a small percentage are positively identified as meteorites, let alone meteorites of martian or lunar origin. That's why fewer than 0.01% of all meteorites discovered on earth come from the moon or mars.
If you look at the moon through a telescope, you will immediately notice that much of its surface is covered by craters. Some of these may be volcanic in origin, but many or most are meteorite craters and they were made when cosmic debris from elsewhere — most likely the asteroid belt — crashed into the moon. When the composition of a lunar meteorite that has been found on earth is analyzed in the laboratory, it is clearly seen to be a match for specimens transported to earth by the apollo astronauts. More remarkable than that, even, is the fact that some lunar meteorites can be paired with a particular part of our nearest neighbor, meaning we can tell not just that they came from the moon, but also which part of the moon.
Because no two meteorites or impactities are the same, yours will be similar but not exact.
Packaging: Package is 2×1.5".
