One Expensive Kennel

A doghouse with a hole in its roof recently obtained the princely sum of US$44,100 in an auction. The simple wood and tin kennel, which formerly housed a German shepherd named Rocky in the city of Aguas Zarcas, Costa Rica, was able to fetch that sum of money because of one truly out-of-this-world feature: the hole in the roof was caused when a meteorite tore through it in April 2019, narrowly missing the startled pooch. The kennel and meteorite that hit it sold at a Christie’s Martian, Lunar and Other Rare Meteorites online auction in February. A London art gallerist purchased both objects for US$65,520. While it is a staggering amount to pay for a rusty doghouse with a hole in it, James Hyslop of Christie’s had thought they would fetch far more.