TATAHOUINE - FROM THE ASTEROID BELT AND THE HOME
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TATAHOUINE - FROM THE ASTEROID BELT AND THE HOME OF LUKE SKYWALKER Diogenite - ADIO Tunisia While 99.8% of all meteorites originate from the vast area between Mars and Jupiter referred to as the asteroid belt, Tatahouine is one of the few meteorites known which possesses a specific address of origin (the other noteworthy examples being Martian meteorites and samples of the Moon). Diogenites are an exotic meteorite class that scientists believe originated from the asteroid Vesta, and Tatahouine is a one-of-a-kind diogenite. On July 27, 1931 just outside the Tunisian town of Foum Tatahouine, a meteorite descending through the atmosphere exploded into thousands of small fragments, most of which weighed less than one gram. The specimen offered here-collected by noted French meteoriticist Dr. Alain Carion and his son, Louis-is an exception. Given its distinctively olive green matrix, striated black shock veins and accretions of shock melt, there is no other meteorite that looks remotely like Tatahouine. In a different vein, the home planet of Luke Skywalker was named "Tatooine" in acknowledgement of the scenes of Star Wars shot near Foum Tatahouine. 28 x 12 x 7 mm and 5.1 grams Shipping: Requires 3rd Party Shipping (view shipping information) Important notice: Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 100-110 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 22.50% Buyer's Premium with a $9 minimum Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid. This lot is being auctioned in conjunction with a live floor auction by Heritage Auctions. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Auctions, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Lot:41247 Winning Notification and Billing: After the FINAL session in this auction is complete, Heritage will send e-mail and snail mail invoices. This process normally takes several days. All final auction and invoice information will be supplied by Heritage Auctions, and all other information should be considered preliminary. Second Chance Offers: Heritage does not make Second Chance Offers. Once our auction ends, if you receive a Second Chance Offer to buy this item DO NOT accept the offer. Please forward any Second Chance offer emails received on one of our auctions to eBay's Safe Harbor Department. This auction will be conducted on a live auction floor and over the Internet through eBay Live. If you choose to place an absentee bid, please take a moment to learn how eBay Live absentee bidding works
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TATAHOUINE - FROM THE ASTEROID BELT AND THE HOME
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