What: Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and other Rare MeteoritesWhere: Christie's, OnlineWhen: Feb 6 – 14, 10:00 AM ESTPublic Viewing: 8 Feb, 10am - 5pm, 9 Feb, 10am - 5pm, 10 Feb, 1pm - 5pm, 11 Feb, 10am - 5pm, 12 Feb, 10am - 5pm, 13 Feb, 10am - 5pmTop Lots of the Sale:- «Sikhote Alin Meteorite — The Heart of Space”, Iron, coarse octahedrite – IIAB. Maritime Territory, Siberia, Russia - Well-preserved regmaglypts (the thumbprint-like indentations produced during the meteorite’s fiery plunge through Earth’s atmosphere) cascade across this heart-shaped meteorite. Measured at 185x231x119 mm (7.33x9x4⅔ in.) and 10.12 kg (22.29 lbs). Estimated Price: $300,000 - $500,000- »A Massive Dronino Meteorite — Extraterrestrial Tabletop Sculpture«, Iron, ataxite (ungrouped) Ryazan district, Russia (54° 44' N, 41° 25' E) - The highly crenelated signature surface texture of Dronino is seen in the midsection of this mass. The extremities of this meteorite are strangely smoother. Measured at 429x251x176 mm. (16¾x9¾x7 in.) and 40.45 kg. (89 lbs). Estimated Price: $50,000 - $80,000- »Sculptural Odessa Meteorite« - Iron, coarse octahedrite. IAB, Odessa, Texas - An outthrust from the mass provides an arch and numerous ridges, furrows and flanges abound. A large crest is offset by a socket that formed over tens of thousands of years when Odessa was exposed to the Texas elements. Measured at 291x313x129 mm. (11½x12⅓x5 in.) and 22.48 kg. (49½ lbs). Estimated Price: $50,000 - $80,000- »Massive Sculpture from Outer Space — Aesthetic Campo Del Cielo Iron Meteorite«, Iron, coarse octahedrite – IAB-MG, Gran Chaco, Argentina (27°28' S, 60°35' W) - Resembling an asteroid in miniature this rounded mass has a surface covered with the tell-tale thumbprints that result from atmospheric frictional heating. Measured at 377x354x246 mm. (14¾x13¾x9⅔ in.) and 84.8 kg. (187 lbs). Estimated Price: $40,000 - $60,000- »Entrapped Martian Atmosphere in Meteorite— Large Complete Slice of NWA 11057«, Mars Rock, SNC Diabasic Shergottite, Sahara Desert, Northwest Africa - Large inclusions of vesicle-rich black impact glass are scattered across this specimen along with transecting veins of impact melt. Measured at 137x129x2 mm. (5⅓x5x⅛ in.) and 157.1 g. (⅓ lbs). Estimated Price: $30,000 - $50,000- »Canyon Diablo Meteorite from Meteor Crater — Large Select Individual«, Iron, Coarse octahedrite IAB-MG, Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona - Canyon Diablo meteorites are noted for containing graphite and sulfide nodules and carbonados (minute black diamonds). Measured at 189x281x143 mm. (7½x11x5⅔ in.) and 14.5 kg. (32 lbs). Estimated Price: $25,000 - $35,000- »End Piece of a Meteorite from the Moon — The Interior and Exterior of NWA 10309 Revealed" - Moon Rock – feldspathic regolithic breccia, Sahara Desert, Northwest Africa. This wedge section formed on the lunar surface and is composed of different fragments of rocks and minerals cemented together by lunar soil and other crushed rock. Measured at 64x44x27 mm. (2½x1¾x1 in.) and 139.4 g. (⅓ lbs). Estimated Price: $25,000 - $35,000For details, visit: https://onlineonly.christies.comClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.https://www.blouinartinfo.comFounder: Louise Blouin  Read more