The Zagami Meteorite

[blobrana]

“I paid £25,000 for part of a meteorite. It landed in Nigeria in 1962 and has been authenticated by Nasa as a rock from Mars” - Nicolas Cage

Source (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/live/live.html?in_article_id=509071&in_page_id=1889)

Read more (http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/snc/zagami.html)

[draqon]

I dream of seeing/owning that ALH 84001 meteorite from Mars

http://calspace.ucsd.edu/Mars99/docs/library/science/mars_meteorites1-pic06.jpg

[blobrana]

The 18.1kg Zagami Mars Meteorite originally fell in 1962 October 3rd, near to Zagami rock, Nigeria, (11º44'N 7º5'E), landing about 10 feet away from a farmer who was trying to chase crows from his corn field.
The Zagami meteorite is the most easily obtainable Achondrite, Shergottite (SNC); Basalt meteorite available to collectors.

I could be wrong, but it seems that a Science Museum in the USA put up for sale the meteorite. The meteorite had been on display since June 1997 when it was loaned to the museum by an anonymous donor; and, that ten year loan agreement finished - and the specimen shockingly went up for sale.

I, of course, would not endorse the removal of such a item, however minor, from the scientific community.

[cosmictraveler]

I dream of seeing/owning that ALH 84001 meteorite from Mars

Why, don't you want others to enjoy being able to view it? What makes you need it so badly? :shrug:

[draqon]

Why, don't you want others to enjoy being able to view it? What makes you need it so badly? :shrug:

gush thats why I put a slash there as "seeing" ... I dont need to have it.

[cosmictraveler]

gush thats why I put a slash there as "seeing" ... I dont need to have it.

You have a picture of it, won't that be enough? Don't you think that they will put it in a museum one day that others too might be able to see it up close and personally?

[draqon]

You have a picture of it, won't that be enough? Don't you think that they will put it in a museum one day that others too might be able to see it up close and personally?

well than...they might as well give me a picture of my wife and my kids and never be able to see the real thing...as well as life can be on a picture...:cool:

[cosmictraveler]

Just go to the museum where it is and see it there, it awaits your presence!;)