{"id":409172,"date":"2022-02-24T03:06:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T00:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/meteorites-from-mars-outer-space-land-on-christies-auction-block\/"},"modified":"2022-02-24T03:06:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T00:06:04","slug":"meteorites-from-mars-outer-space-land-on-christies-auction-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/meteorites-from-mars-outer-space-land-on-christies-auction-block\/","title":{"rendered":"#Meteorites from Mars, outer space land on Christie&#8217;s auction block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Meteorites from Mars, outer space land on Christie&#8217;s auction block<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Meteorites are striking gold among collectors, with a dilapidated dog house that survived a hit from outer space expected to fetch up to $300,000 at a Christie\u2019s auction, and a chunk of Mars going for as much as $800,000.<\/p>\n<p>Bids are soaring for lots in \u201cDeep Impact: Martian, Lunar and other Rare Meteorites\u201d at a time when space is the limit, with the launch of SpaceX, the world\u2019s first all-private space crew, and \u201cDon\u2019t Look Up,\u201d the Oscar-nominated film about a comet speeding toward Earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The online-only sale of 66 lots ending on Wednesday includes \u201cmeteorites containing the oldest matter humankind can touch,\u201d Christie\u2019s said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Items include \u201crocks that have been jettisoned by larger meteorite impacts on the moon or on Mars,\u201d astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson said in an interview. \u201cThese rocks escaped, those bodies wandered through space, some of which landed here on Earth.\u201dReport ad<\/p>\n<p>The top price is expected to go to the third largest Mars rock on Earth. But the quirkiest item up for grabs since the auction opened on Feb. 9 is a doghouse.<\/p>\n<p>The kennel\u2019s resident Roky, a German Shepard, was inside and narrowly escaped when a meteorite crashed through the tin roof in April 2019 in Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorite-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A shooting star flies past a dead tree. \" class=\"wp-image-21312083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorite-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorite-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorite-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>One of the items up for bid is a piece of Mars. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA seven-inch hole marks where the meteorite punctured the roof,\u201d Christie\u2019s said in the treasure\u2019s de<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was almost nailed by a meteorite. Gratefully, that was not the case,\u201d said Darryl Pitt, curator of the Macovich Collection of Meteorites, a consultant for the auction.<\/p>\n<p>A meteor-struck cow in Venezuela in 1972 was not so fortunate. Its remains were butchered by a farmer and eaten.<\/p>\n<p>So far, humans have been spared. And, while fiery crashing meteorites may be terrifying, they actually are commodities in an industry known as the meteorite trade, Tyson said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorites.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Night shot of comet Neowise at Jaufenpass in South Tyrol, Itlay\" class=\"wp-image-21312085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorites.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorites.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/meteorites.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A comet flies through the night sky in South Tyrol, Italy. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou might go your whole life without ever touching a meteorite, but there are people who have devoted their entire careers to finding them in the wild, and they often go up for sale either to merchants or at an auction,\u201d Tyson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, if you want a piece of the universe other than Earth, they\u2019re available to you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tyson sees no shortage of those precious prizes from outer space now or in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s probably many more tons of Moon meteorites and Mars meteorites scattered on Earth than are currently in our collections,\u201d Tyson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a way, the universe is coming to us.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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