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Part of the moon that fell on Earth as a lunar meteorite was auctioned for more than $ 600,000.
The Boston-based Boston-based RR announced that its winning bid, valued at $ 612,500, for the meteorite, consisting of six fragments put together in a puzzle, came from a representative of the Tam Chuc pagoda in Ha Nam province, Vietnam.
The meteorite consists of six pieces that fit together and weigh in total about 5 pounds. It is named NWA 11789 and is unofficially known as "Moon Puzzle".
The auction house predicted that it would reach $ 500,000 at auction.
The meteorite was discovered last year in a remote region of Mauritania, northwestern Africa. But experts believe that the soil may have plunged to Earth thousands of years ago.
It is considered one of the most important lunar meteorites ever discovered because of its large size and its "partial melting crust" caused by the enormous heat that tears the rock when it falls to Earth.
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