(meteorobs) A Famous Space Rock (or two, or three, ...)

Wayne Watson sierra_mtnview at sbcglobal.net
Wed Oct 31 20:27:57 EDT 2007


           Meteorite fails to draw high bids


NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A piece of famous space rock -- a meteorite 
-- was pulled from a New York auction after it failed to generate high 
enough bids.

The 30-pound piece of the Willamette Meteorite, which was found in 1902 
in Oregon, peaked at a $300,000 bid, despite expectations that it would 
bring in up to $1.3 million at Bonhams auction house, the New York Post 
reported Monday.

However, a total of $750,000 was brought in by other space rocks and 
related items at the auction.

The /"Claxton mailbox,"/ a mailbox that was hit by a falling space rock 
outside a Georgia home in 1894, fetched $82,750 at the auction.

The 164-pound Campo del Cielo Meteorite, which fell from the sky in 
Argentina in 1576, was purchased for $14,000 in the sale.

-- 
           Wayne Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)

             (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
              Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
            
           "Every time history repeats itself, the price goes up."
			Old Saying
 
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