The 10 Most Expensive Meteor Rocks In The World, The Price Is Up To Tens Of Billions Of Rupiah

Fukang Meteorite (catawiki.com)

YOGYAKARTA - Humans are always captivated by the sky and mysterious objects that fall from there, one of which is a meteorite. Since Harvey H. started trading meteorites to the public after World War II, collectors and institutions are competing to have them. The collection of meteorites can be an investment and business opportunity because of its fantastic price.

The price of meteors varies widely depending on the scarcity, origin, size to beauty. In 2020, a meteor fell in Tapanuli, North Sumatra. The 1.7 kilogram meteorite was sold at a price of Rp. 200 million when auctioned at an online store. The rare meteor rock can reach tens of billions of topicals.

meteor rock collectors are willing to spend tens of billions of rupiah to own meteorite pieces. Reporting from Catawiki, here are the 10 most expensive meteors in the world.

This meteorite is a palist made of nickel-iron coated with olivine (green) crystals. This discovery is extremely rare because scientists believe that only 1 percent of all meteorites falling to Earth are palat. This meteorite is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old, which means its age is almost the same as our planet or older.

The Fukang meteorite was discovered in 2000 and like many other meteorites, its name was taken from the crash site. This meteorite is not only one of the most expensive meteorites in the world but may also be one of the most beautiful.

This 'iron coated' pallet meteorite weighs half a ton and is worth 896,000 euros. It is shaped like a shield and was found in Kansas in 2005. The pride of having a meteorite lies in the romance of having something that is not from Earth itself and may be one of the oldest objects in the universe.

In October 2007, these meteorite shards were offered for sale in New York. These rocks were donated by the American Museum of Natural History. These meteorites are believed to be one of the largest meteorites found on Earth. Found in 1902, weighing more than 16 tonnes when found.

Researchers believe this meteorite used to be part of an asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter. This rock was discovered in 2006 by a farmer at the Conception Junction, Missouri. St. University. Louis identified the space rock as a palat, with olivine crystals inside.

This 117-pound palasit meteorite was found in an agricultural area in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1931. This meteorite is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old and contains large amounts of olivine minerals.

When sheared and polished, beautiful olivine crystals can be clearly visible, something that makes pallast meteorites very attractive to collectors. This meteorite was purchased by the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto for 511,000 euros.

Zagami is a meteorite originating from Mars and landed in Nigeria in 1962. The largest piece of this rock went on sale in 2006 and many of the world's planetariums have submitted for the specimen to be borrowed to be exhibited.

In 2013, a meteor exploded over the Russian city of Chelyabinsk. This rock is the only meteorite that has injured many people, more than 1,500 people needed medical treatment that day. The story behind a meteorite is also important in considering its value.

Meteorites that have eyewitnesses when falling to earth, can be valued higher. The condition of the meteorite's fall therefore guarantees a higher value for the Chelyabinsk meteorite fragments.

The largest lunar meteorite ever auctioned, weighing 4 pounds, was discovered in Libya in 1998. A meteor strike on the moon ejects surface material into space, which can sometimes end on Earth. Of course, lunar rock has also reached Earth via space missions, but the meteorite in question fell to Earth on its own.

Meteorite Zagami crystallized from basaltic magma about 175 million years ago and to date the largest Martian meteorite found on Earth. In 1962, a farmer in Zagami, Nigeria was almost hit by this large meteorite when it fell. Some of its mass is offered for sale and is worth more than 278,000 euros.

This giant metal meteorite is not an ordinary meteorite. This space rock is described as very similar to the famous painting by Edvard Munch, "The Scream". This meteorite was found on the banks of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa and is estimated to be worth 280,000 euros.