Rare and highly desirable Northwest Africa 5000 Lunar Meteorite Slice highlights RR’s April Space Exploration Auction. This is the very first, only, and last time a complete slice from this ultra-desirable lunar meteorite NWA 5000 will be put up for auction from the original source. At 702.89 grams and measuring an impressive 245mm X 218mm X 8mm, “The Perigee” is also the largest and heaviest belonging to the exclusive group of seven complete slices originating from the record-setting 11,528-gram main mass discovered in 2007. This stunning specimen contains a generous amount of 4.5 billion year old gleaming metal and the 3D-like matrix contrast is striking—presenting breccias within breccias—it actually takes on the appearance of the Moon. Von Hupé Planetary Collection curator, Adam Hupe, saved the very finest complete slice for last, holding this fusion crusted example back because, in his opinion, it represents the best of the best.
