Moon chunk that fell to Earth lands $600,000 at auction

A lunar meteorite considered one of the most significant ever found has been sold by a Boston auction house

A chunk of the moon that fell to the Earth as a lunar meteorite has been sold at auction for more than $600,000.

Boston-based RR Auction announced the $612,500 winning bid for the meteorite, composed of six fragments that fit together like a puzzle, came from a representative working with the Tam Chuc Pagoda complex in Ha Nam Province, Vietnam.

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