Need space? You can now buy 7 billion year old stardust and pieces of the moon and Mars

If you are looking for an extraordinary gift for Valentine’s Day, the auction house offers you Rare Meteorite Pieces Of the moonMarch and beyond – for less than $ 250.

Online sales start on Tuesday February 9 Christie’s auctions Auction of 72 meteorites – solid pieces of debris from celestial bodies such as comets and asteroids reaching Earth Falling starsSomehow, they managed to survive their journey through our atmosphere to land on the surface.

“The weight of every known meteorite is less than the world’s annual gold production, and these sales provide amazing examples for any collector, and they are available in estimates ranging from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of dollars,” wrote the auction house on its website. website.

The collection includes a meteorite containing 7 billion year old stardust, iron-clad space gems and the fourth largest part of the moon. Large room Mars rockValued at between 30,000 and 50,000 dollars, the atmospheric bubbles of the planet are trapped there

According to Christy, there are dozens of moon monsters and MarchAnd a dozen other famous museums around the world had already been hosted.

“Everyone has a picture in their head of what a meteorite should look like – an alien object heated by friction as it enters Earth’s atmosphere,” said James Hislop, head of the science and history department. natural at Christie’s. . Things rarely survive this fiery fall. They look like that shared idealism seen in this meteor. It’s so amazing that you watch it and have the honor of selling it.

None of the objects in the group ever touched the ground – a young boy in Morocco found a meteorite in the branches of a tree the next day. Meteorenregen They are valued between $ 15,000 and $ 25,000. However, the last of the largest meteor showers in the United States was hailed in Odessa, Texas, and is expected to fetch between $ 40,000 and $ 60,000.

Curator Daryl Pitt said: “If there’s a weather that terrifies you in the endless night sky, we live there, but if you want inspiration and your eyes open, touch a meteor.”

The auction house said one of the highlights was a meteorite weighing 16 pounds and estimated to sell for between $ 50,000 and $ 80,000.

The auction house said: “Unlike 99% of all other meteorites, this meteor did not capsize or capsize on its descent to Earth, but maintained a stable orientation during its descent.” “The Earth-facing surface has elongated flight signs radiating outward in this aerodynamic shape beyond Earth.”

Meteorites are found all over the world, from the Sahara to Chile to Russia.

The “Deep Impact: Mars, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites” auction is running until February 23 and interested New York buyers can attend in person by appointment.