Moon rock buyer doubles his money

THREE fragments of rock retrieved from the moon by a Soviet space mission in 1970 were sold for $850000 (about R11.6 million) at a recent New York auction.

Sotheby’s auction house said the “moon rocks” – the only known documented lunar matter privately owned – were offered for sale by a US collector who purchased them at an auction in 1993 for $442 500.

The fragments range in size from about 2mm by 2mm to 1mm by 1mm. – Auctions Writer