Lunar meteorite (feldspathic, regolithic breccia)Sahara Desert, North West Africa

細節

NWA 8306 COMPLETE LUNAR SLICE
Lunar meteorite (feldspathic, regolithic breccia)
Sahara Desert, North West Africa
Large clasts abound in this dark feldspar-rich breccia whose groundmass is regolith (lunar soil).
122 x 102 x 2mm (4¾ x 4 x 1/8in.)
36.5g

注意事項

These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

拍品專文

This complete slice was removed from precisely the same lunar meteorite whose end piece is offered in the following lot. The total known weight of NWA 8306 is only 1389 grams and this will forever be one of the few complete slices of this meteorite. The meteorite formed at the lunar surface and was blasted off the Moon and sent on its way to Earth by the impact of an errant asteroid — which was not an unusual event: the vast majority of craters on the Moon are the result of asteroid impacts.

Lunar meteorite (feldspathic, regolithic breccia)Sahara Desert, North West Africa

拍品專文

更多來自 隕石奧秘

更多來自隕石奧秘