It's sure to be an out of this world auction. 🌕 Samples of moon dust collected by Neil Armstrong during the historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 will go up for auction Wednesday in NYC.
The dust samples had a wild and controversial journey to sale and will be the only known samples of lunar dust sold legally after being authenticated by NASA.
"There's never been a verified Apollo lunar sample offered at auction, so we're just so pleased and honored to offer this," said Adam Stackhouse, a specialist at Bonhams who is overseeing its Space History sale.Five Scanning Electron Microscope aluminum sample stubs, each topped with approximately 10 mm diameter carbon tape, contain Apollo 11 Moon dust, Bonham says.
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