An IJzermeteorite of 240 kilos can be seen and touched this summer at Space Museum Space Expo in Noordwijk. The museum wants to auction the special object at the end of August. It would be about the largest iron meteorite in the world that is offered through an auction.
Observatory Mercury from Dordrecht is the owner of the meteorite. The organization wants to auction the object to raise money for the construction of a new planetarium and the renewal of exhibition rooms.
The meteorite could not be viewed in recent years in Dordrecht. Visitors to the Space Museum Space Expo can not only view it, but also touch it.
According to the museum in Noordwijk, the meteorite has a rare, triangular structure that can only be caused by a cooling of millions of years in space. “This structure is therefore unique for meteorites and does not occur on earth,” the museum writes in a press release.
The meteorite will be auctioned in the museum on Saturday 30 August. Until then, the public can admire the meteorite. The auction house expects the auction to yield between 800,000 and 1 million euros. The highest amount that was deposited for an iron meteorite was more than four tons. That meteorite weighed more than 100 kilos less.
Meteorite rust hardly
According to the museum, only 87 comparable copies worldwide are auctioned from the IJzermeteorite auctioned at Space Expo. The meteorite consists of a mixture of iron and nickel, so that the material hardly rust.
The authenticity of the meteorite has been investigated by independent experts, including the International Meteorite Collectors Association and Professor Chris Herd from the University of Alberta in Canada.
The meteorite was hit a few thousand years ago, but only found in the nineteenth century near the village of Gibeon in Namibia. That is why it is called the Gibeon meteorite.
A 240-Kilo Iron Meteorite Can Be Seen and Touched This Summer At The Space Expo Space Museum in Noordwijk. The Museum Wants To Auction The Special Object At The End Of August. It would be the largest Iron Meteorite in the world to be sacrificed via auction.
Observatory Mercury from Dordrecht is the owner of the Meteorite. The Organization Wants To Auction The Object To Raise Money For The Construction of a New Planetarium and the Renovation of Exhibition Spaces.
The Meteorite has not leg on display to the general public in Dordrecht in recent years. Visitors to the Space Expo Space Museum Can Now not only view it, but also Touch It.
Accordance to the museum in Noordwijk, The Meteorite Has A Rare, Triangular Structure that can only Arise from Millions of Years of Cooling in Space. “This Structure is Therefore Unique to Meteorites and Does Not O on Earth,” The Museum Writes in A Press Release.
The Meteorite Will Be Auctioned in The Museum on Saturday, August 30. Until then, The Public Can Admire The Meteorite. The Auction House Expects the Auction to Raise Between 800,000 and 1 Million Euros. The Highest Amount Paid for An Iron Meteorite was over Four Tons. That meteorite weighed more than 100 kilos less.
Meteorite Hardly Rusts
Accordance to the museum, there are only 87 Comparable Specimens Worldwide of the Iron Meteorite That is Being Auctioned at Space Expo. The Meteorite Consists of a Mixture of Iron and Nickel, which mean that the material Hardly Rusts.
The Authenticity of the Meteorite Has Been Investigated by Independent Experts, Including The International Meteorite Collectors Association and Professor Chris Herd the University of Alberta in Canada.
The Meteorite Crashed Thousands of Years ago, but was only found in The NineteENTHTENTH CENTURY Near the Village of Gibeon in Namibia. That is why it is called the gibeon meteorite.