Deep Impact: Lunar, Martian & Rare Meteorites

TRIANGULAR SPECIMEN OF THE MOON — LARGE END PIECE REVEALS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF NWA 12691

GIBEON METEORITE — EPITOME OF NATURAL SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE

OLDER THAN EARTH, A DECORATIVE STONE METEORITE — NWA 15527

DoneMar 29, 2023 10:20 AM EDT

New York, NY, United States

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Deep Impact: Lunar, Martian & Rare Meteorites

Christie's

Christie's presents Deep Impact: Lunar, Martian, and Other Rare Meteorites, an online-only sale of rare meteorites open for bid between 14-28 March 2023. The weight of every known meteorite is less than the world's annual output of gold, and this sale offers spectacular examples for every collector. Over half the sale is offered at no reserve with estimates ranging from $700 to $500,000. Included in Deep Impact: a meteorite that contains the oldest matter mankind can touch; two others which contain the raw ingredients of our planets; a dozen offerings of the Moon and Mars as well as meteorites containing gems from outer space. A highlight from the sale is the largest meteorite from the asteroid Vesta to ever appear at auction. Vesta, the second largest asteroid in our solar system, is the only asteroid which can be seen with the naked eye — and this is the 5th largest extra-terrestrial object on Earth whose home can be found in the night sky. Another highlight is a meteorite from between Jupiter and Mars which evokes the emoji of awe and wonder and an appropriate response to this sale. IMPORTANT NOTICE Collection of property and shipping property to and from certain destinations is currently being impacted by the Coronavirus. Collection or shipment of your purchase will commence when circumstances permit. Quotes issued and expected delivery dates may be subject to change and there may be delays to the fulfilment of your shipment. Christie's is monitoring the situation and will keep you informed should circumstances relating to your quote and/or shipment change. .

Auction Curator:

James Hyslop

Head of Department, Scientific Instruments, Globes & Natural History

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NWA 12691 — THE LUNAR NECKLACE: NWA 12691 — THE LUNAR NECKLACE The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania Details Now offered is a spectacular single strand necklace of perfectly matched lunar

0001: NWA 12691 — THE LUNAR NECKLACEEst. $140,000-$200,000See Sold Price

COMPLETE SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE WITH CRYSTALLINE CLEAVAGE: COMPLETE SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE WITH CRYSTALLINE CLEAVAGE Iron, coarsest octahedrite – IIAB ; Maritime Territory, Siberia, Russia (46°9’ N, 134°39’ E) Details Last year

0002: COMPLETE SIKHOTE-ALIN METEORITE WITH CRYSTALLINE CLEAVAGEEst. $1,200-$1,800See Sold Price

NWA 12691 — PARTIAL SLICE OF A MOON ROCK: NWA 12691 — PARTIAL SLICE OF A MOON ROCK The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania Details Every single bit of the Moon found on Earth could fit in the trunk of a

0003: NWA 12691 — PARTIAL SLICE OF A MOON ROCKEst. $5,000-$7,000See Sold Price

ESQUEL — PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOST ALLURING EXTRATERRESTRIAL SUBSTANCE KNOWN: ESQUEL — PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOST ALLURING EXTRATERRESTRIAL SUBSTANCE KNOWN Pallasite – PMG; Chubut, Argentina (42°54' S, 71°20' W) Details Pallasites are among the most

0004: ESQUEL — PARTIAL SLICE OF THE MOST ALLURING EXTRATERRESTRIAL SUBSTANCE KNOWNEst. $5,000-$8,000See Sold Price

FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE ASTEROID VESTA — A PARTIAL SLICE OF THE DIOGENITE NWA 7831: FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE ASTEROID VESTA — A PARTIAL SLICE OF THE DIOGENITE NWA 7831 Diogenite – HED; Saguia el Hamra, Western Sahara (27°18’ N, 12°4’ W) Details

0005: FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE ASTEROID VESTA — A PARTIAL SLICE OF THE DIOGENITE NWA 7831Est. $1,200-$1,800See Sold Price

AN EXQUISITE MOON ROCK — GADAMIS 004 COMPLETE SLICE: AN EXQUISITE MOON ROCK — GADAMIS 004 COMPLETE SLICE The Moon – anorthositic breccia; Ghadamis, Libya (30°17’ N, 11.0° E) Details In 2022 an unusual 12-kilogram rock was

0006: AN EXQUISITE MOON ROCK — GADAMIS 004 COMPLETE SLICEEst. $8,000-$12,000See Sold Price

COMPLETE SEYMCHAN METEORITE WITH WINDOW TO INTERIOR: COMPLETE SEYMCHAN METEORITE WITH WINDOW TO INTERIOR Pallasite – PMG ; Magadan District, Siberia, Russia (62°54’ N, 152°26’ E) Details This is a complete Seymchan

0007: COMPLETE SEYMCHAN METEORITE WITH WINDOW TO INTERIOREst. $3,000-$5,000See Sold Price

GIBEON METEORITE — UNUSUAL COMPLETE SPECIMEN: GIBEON METEORITE — UNUSUAL COMPLETE SPECIMEN Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA; Gibeon, Great Nama Land, Namibia (25°23' S, 17°47' E) Details Similar to lots 50 and 51. Gibeon

0008: GIBEON METEORITE — UNUSUAL COMPLETE SPECIMENEst. $7,000-$10,000See Sold Price

NWA 12691 — THE MOON FASHIONED INTO A SPHERE: NWA 12691 — THE MOON FASHIONED INTO A SPHERE The Moon – lunar feldspathic breccia; Sahara Desert, Mauritania Details The Moon is among the rarest substances on Earth. Every single bit

0009: NWA 12691 — THE MOON FASHIONED INTO A SPHEREEst. $18,000-$25,000See Sold Price

MUONIONALUSTA METEORITE — AN EQUALATERAL PYRAMID: MUONIONALUSTA METEORITE — AN EQUALATERAL PYRAMID Iron, fine octahedrite – IVA; Kiruna, Sweden (67°48’ N, 23°6’ E) Details Possessing what is among the highest

0011: MUONIONALUSTA METEORITE — AN EQUALATERAL PYRAMIDEst. $6,000-$9,000See Sold Price

NWA 12692 — THE RAW INGREDIENTS OF THE PLANETS – SUBTYPE 3.00: NWA 12692 — THE RAW INGREDIENTS OF THE PLANETS – SUBTYPE 3.00 Chondrite – LL 3.00; Western Sahara Details This is a complete slice of a meteorite whose constituents are nearly

0012: NWA 12692 — THE RAW INGREDIENTS OF THE PLANETS – SUBTYPE 3.00Est. $1,800-$2,500See Sold Price

NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE — FROM VESTA, EHOH 001: NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE — FROM VESTA, EHOH 001 Details This is a limited edition print of EHOH 001 created by renowned photographer Neil Buckland. It was captured from a thin

0013: NEIL BUCKLAND COSMIC MICROSCAPE — FROM VESTA, EHOH 001Est. $3,000-$6,000See Sold Price

NWA 13885 — SLICE OF A ROCK FROM MARS: NWA 13885 — SLICE OF A ROCK FROM MARS Mars Rock – SNC, shergottite; Sahara Desert, North West Africa Details This slice was cut from the main mass of the Martian meteorite NWA 13885.

0014: NWA 13885 — SLICE OF A ROCK FROM MARSEst. $7,000-$10,000See Sold Price

HENBURY METEORITE — MATCHLESS ANTHROPOMORPHIC AUSTRALIAN METEORITE: HENBURY METEORITE — MATCHLESS ANTHROPOMORPHIC AUSTRALIAN METEORITE Iron, medium octahedrite – IIIAB; Northern Territory, Australia Details Originating from a shattered asteroid about

0015: HENBURY METEORITE — MATCHLESS ANTHROPOMORPHIC AUSTRALIAN METEORITEEst. $40,000-$60,000See Sold Price

EXCEPTIONAL END PIECE OF A MARS ROCK — GADAMIS 001: EXCEPTIONAL END PIECE OF A MARS ROCK — GADAMIS 001 Mars – SNC (Shergottite); Ghadamis, Libya (30°11’N, 9°32’E) Details Three unusual stones were found by Bedouins

0016: EXCEPTIONAL END PIECE OF A MARS ROCK — GADAMIS 001Est. $7,000-$10,000See Sold Price

NWA 7034 – FROM MARS, THE RENOWNED WATER-RICH “BLACK BEAUTY”: NWA 7034 – FROM MARS, THE RENOWNED WATER-RICH “BLACK BEAUTY” Martian, Polymict Breccia; Sahara Desert, Western Sahara Details An exceptionally unusual shiny black meteorite was

0017: NWA 7034 – FROM MARS, THE RENOWNED WATER-RICH “BLACK BEAUTY”Est. $50,000-$80,000See Sold Price

IMILAC PALLASITE — A PARTIAL SLICE OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXOTICA: IMILAC PALLASITE — A PARTIAL SLICE OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXOTICA Pallasite – PMG; Atacama Desert, Chile Details Similar to lot 20. Only 0.2% of all meteorites are pallasites because

0018: IMILAC PALLASITE — A PARTIAL SLICE OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL EXOTICAEst. $2,500-$4,000See Sold Price

AGATOR EL FEROUA 001 — THE LARGEST LUNAR MARE METEORITE ON EARTH: AGATOR EL FEROUA 001 — THE LARGEST LUNAR MARE METEORITE ON EARTH The Moon – titanium lunar basalt; Gao, Mali (23°52’ N, 3°31’ W) Details When we look at the Moon

0019: AGATOR EL FEROUA 001 — THE LARGEST LUNAR MARE METEORITE ON EARTHEst. $180,000-$250,000See Sold Price

IMILAC — SELECT COMPLETE SLICE OF A PALLASITIC METEORITE: IMILAC — SELECT COMPLETE SLICE OF A PALLASITIC METEORITE Pallasite – PMG; Atacama Desert, Chile Details Pallasites are widely considered the most beautiful meteorites, and Imilac is

0020: IMILAC — SELECT COMPLETE SLICE OF A PALLASITIC METEORITEEst. $12,000-$18,000See Sold Price

DRONINO METEORITE — CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE: DRONINO METEORITE — CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACE Iron, ataxite – ungrouped; Ryazan District, Russia (54° 44' N, 41° 25' E) Details Dronino is a highly exotic

0021: DRONINO METEORITE — CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE FROM OUTER SPACEEst. $5,000-$8,000See Sold Price

SEYMCHAN SPHERE — AN OTHERWORLDLY METEORITE SPHERE: SEYMCHAN SPHERE — AN OTHERWORLDLY METEORITE SPHERE Pallasite – PMG; Magadan District, Russia Details It was in the 1960s that the first masses of Seymchan were found in a streambed in

0022: SEYMCHAN SPHERE — AN OTHERWORLDLY METEORITE SPHEREEst. $1,500-$2,500See Sold Price

NWA 8402 – COMPLETE SLICE OF A MESOSIDERITIC METEORITE: NWA 8402 – COMPLETE SLICE OF A MESOSIDERITIC METEORITE Mesosiderite – A3; Sahara Desert, North West Africa Details Mesosiderites are among the most complex meteorites known. They are

0023: NWA 8402 – COMPLETE SLICE OF A MESOSIDERITIC METEORITEEst. $2,500-$3,500See Sold Price

CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE — ENGAGING IRON METEORITE: CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE — ENGAGING IRON METEORITE Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG; Gran Chaco, Argentina (27°28' S, 60°35' W) Details Campo del Cielo (“Valley of

0024: CAMPO DEL CIELO METEORITE — ENGAGING IRON METEORITEEst. $5,000-$8,000See Sold Price

ADMIRE PALLASITE END PIECE — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REVEALED: ADMIRE PALLASITE END PIECE — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REVEALED Pallasite – PMG; Lyon County, Kansas (38° 42' N, 96° 6' W) Details While meteorites are among the rarest substances

0025: ADMIRE PALLASITE END PIECE — INTERIOR & EXTERIOR REVEALEDEst. $15,000-$25,000See Sold Price

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