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Largest Moon Rock Ever Auctioned Expected To Sell For $380,000

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-lot-of-cheese dept.

First time accepted submitter amkkhan writes "One lucky space-lover with some extra cash could become the proud new owner of the largest moon rock ever to be auctioned, according to the auction house Heritage Auctions. The moon rock, known as Dar al Gani 1058, is part of a lunar meteorite that was found on Earth in 1988 and is expected to fetch as much as $380,000 at auction."

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  1. Break it into 1,000 pieces.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Then you could sell each one for $1,000, appeal to a larger market, and make a shit ton more money.

  2. Wow... by SomePgmr · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Wow...

    "For example, three seed-sized pieces of the moon that were brought back to Earth by a Russian robotic probe in 1970 were sold at auction 30 years later for $442,500," Pearlman told Space.com. "And while the moon rocks recovered by the Apollo astronauts are considered National Treasures and have never been awarded to individuals, hypothetical appraisals have suggested even a 1-gram sample could be worth millions."

    I think NASA ought to be working on ways to ship back containers of moon rocks. Their budget woes would be solved!

    1. Re:Wow... by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2

      On the Moon, no-one can hear a "whoosh."

      On the Earth, no-one can see a "scam" from De Beers.

      NASA should hire De Beers as a consultant, and convince the women of the Earth that their men must buy them Moon Rock rings. Tighten demand and fire up demand with rocket engine thrusters.

      NASA would have so much money, that we all would be vacationing in their Las Vegas on Mars resort, really soon!

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  3. meteorite by mirix · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Calling it a moon rock is kind of cheating, as it's probably been on earth longer than humans have. (uh.. right?)

    Moon rock makes me think brought by humans, or something like this. Really neat, though.

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    1. Re:meteorite by mirix · · Score: 2

      >Most left the Moon in the past 100,000 years. After leaving the Moon, most lunar meteoroids go into orbit around Earth and eventually succumb to Earth's gravity.

      ok. Not longer than humans

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  4. Largest? by Arancaytar · · Score: 3, Funny

    Pretty sure the largest moon rock ever is still in orbit.