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A Little Bit Of Mars Gets Sold Off
Pasadena - August 28, 2000 -
The auction was held concurrently in Los Angeles and San Francisco, and bids were also taken over the telephone and from the Internet. The final bids of both fragments of the Los Angeles meteorite exceeded their estimated price and ended up selling for about $3000/gram, which included a buyer's premium of 15%.
Estimated Bid Bid With
Weight Price Price Premium Price/Gram
4.539 g $6,000-$8,500 $12,000 $13,800 $3,040/gram
1.011 g $1,400-$2,000 $ 2,500 $ 2,875 $2,844/gram
The Los Angeles meteorite is one of only 15 known Mars meteorites. Bob Verish, the finder of the Los Angeles meteorite, and his wife, Beth, were present at the auction. Darryl Pitt had teamed up with Michael Casper to buy the larger of the two pieces that made up the main mass of the LA meteorite from Bob Verish. The two fragments at the Butterfields auction were provided by Pitt. The other main mass is currently on display at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. The bulk of the LA meteorite bought by Casper and Pitt has been traded to museums and research institutions, and Pitt mentioned he only has about 10 to 15 grams left of the LA meteorite.
NEAR Shoemaker Finds Eros On The Way Up
Laurel - August 28, 2000 - NEAR Shoemaker is taking a wider view of Eros, after an Aug. 26 maneuver sent it climbing toward an orbit 62 miles (100 kilometers) from the asteroid's center. |
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