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A Maine museum lost its claim to the largest Martian meteorite on Earth after a larger one was found in Niger and auctioned for $5.3 million. The museum's collection, once home to the largest Martian meteorite, now ranks second, but it still holds the world's largest collection of lunar meteorites. The story highlights the rarity and scientific value of Martian rocks, as well as the complex world of meteorite trading.
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum has offered a reward of over $25,000 for anyone who can capture and deliver an extraterrestrial that recently fell to Earth. NASA tracked the object and predicted that fragments of the meteorite had landed near the U.S.-Canadian border, likely in a forested region near the towns of Waite, Me., and Canoose, N.B. The space rock could easily be worth its weight in gold, which is currently selling for about US$6,500. However, the rough terrain could hamper the search.
The Maine Mineral and Gem museum is offering a $25,000 reward for the first 2.2 lb (1kg) specimen of a meteorite that landed near the US-Canada border in April. The museum is also offering to buy any other pieces of meteorite rock recovered from the event. The meteorites are projected to have landed in an area by the US-Canada border between Waite, Maine and Canoose, New Brunswick. The museum said the cash prize will be open to both Canadians and Americans. The event was seen in broad daylight and Nasa spotted radar data of meteorites descending from the sky as the fireball was making its landing.
The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward for the first 2.2 lb (1kg) specimen of a meteorite that landed near the US-Canada border in April. The museum is also offering to buy any other pieces of meteorite rock recovered from the event. The meteorites are projected to have landed in an area by the US-Canada border between Waite, Maine and Canoose, New Brunswick. The reward has caught the attention of local meteorite hunters, but the search has proven to be difficult and fruitless so far.
The Maine Mineral & Gem Museum is offering a $25,000 reward for anyone who can produce a fragment of a meteorite from a fireball spotted in April. NASA spotted possible meteorite fragments and locations through its Doppler radar. The museum is interested in purchasing any fragments that are found and the strewn meteorite field is projected to be north of Waite, Maine to over the Canadian border directly west of Canoose, New Brunswick.