Meteorite Weight: Less than one gram
Vial Measurements: 21 mm X 16 mm
Additional Information: Three quaint glass vials containing authenticated lunar, Martian, and Vestal meteorite dust.
ASTEROID VESTA Asteroids are mysterious remnants from the formation of the Solar System, approximately 4.6 billion years ago. One of these asteroids is called Vesta, after the Roman goddess of the hearth and home. Meteorites from asteroid Vesta are referred to as HEDs: howardites, eucrites, and diogenites. Vesta is one of the largest objects in […]
Meteorite Type: Eucrite
Approximate Measurements: 50 mm x 45 mm x 19 mm
Meteorite Type: Eucrite
Approximate Measurements: 52 mm x 47 mm x 19 mm
Meteorite Type: Eucrite-mmict
Approximate Measurements: 156 mm x 138 mm x 63 mm
Additional Information: Marvelous stone with a ton of character. There are only 12 kilograms total available. This massive half stone is sure to be a conversation starter.
Meteorite Type: Eucrite-unbr
Approximate Measurements: 99 mm x 78 mm x 43 mm
Additional Information: Nice heft to this marvelous space traveler — Vesta is 100 million miles away! This rock was blasted off its surface. It was forever marked when it burned its way through our atmosphere, it was heated to several thousand degrees Fahrenheit. Cool! 360 video below.[gallery ids="110999,111000,111001"]
Meteorite Type: Eucrite-unbr
Approximate Measurements: 94 mm x 80 mm x 46 mm
Additional Information: This visitor from space traveled 100,000,000 miles from Vesta’s mantle. Chunky and fragmented. One side has rich black fusion crust from its fiery journey through our atmosphere, and cooling cracks. What a rock!