Telescope Reviews: What a Day for Martian Meteorites!

Sadly, though, not for me.

I was outbid in the last 5 seconds on 6 mg fragment of Shergotty, the rare and original Martian Shergottite after which an entire class of meteorites from Mars was named. This meteorite was witnessed to fall August 25, 1865 in Shergotty, Gaya, Bihar, India.

A few minutes later I also lost out in the last seconds on a rare 2 mg fragment from Nakhla, a Martian Nakhlite meteorite that fell in Abu Hommos, Alexandria, Egypt on June 28, 1911. This is the original signature meteorite after which all other Nakhlites were named.

Three wasn't a charm, either. Shortly thereafter I was too late putting in my bid on a 4 mg specimen of NWA 2737 (Martian Chassignite). This is another one of the three types of Martian meteorites. If I'd have won all three of these, they would have represented (epitomized, really) in my collection the three types of Martian meteorites (Shergottite, Nakhlite, and Chassignite.)

Since there were other meteorite auctions ending on EBay today, I did get a 0.222 g piece of Mercury for my collection (well, so it's said -- NWA 2999.)

Now I have to walk outside and grab an Earth rock so I'll have rocks from 3 planets.

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Gary

Collins I3 (Thin Film) Image Intensifying Eyepiece
Coronado Maxscope DS 90 <0.5A w/BF30
152 mm f/8 TMB/A&M Carbon Fiber APO; f/5 with 4" Borg ED Field Flattener/Reducer
20" Obsession/OMI Mirror/Servocat/Argo Navis

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