Vietnamese tycoon buys meteorite worth over 12 billion from the US to display in the country

According to the company representative, in the previous trading session on October 19 at the RR Auction Center in Boston (USA), the company won the auction for a 5.5kg moon rock named “The Moon Puzzle”. The winning bid was over 600,000 USD (more than 14 billion VND).

The meteorite was auctioned in Boston, USA. A business in Ninh Binh won the auction with the amount of 600,000 USD.

A lunar meteorite that fell from space into the Sahara desert thousands of years ago was found in 2017. Space experts speculate that this meteorite was bounced off the moon's surface in the distant past, perhaps another meteorite hit it and bounced it off the moon's surface, starting its "space journey" to Earth.

Scientists estimate that this is the largest piece of lunar meteorite ever found. The lunar meteorite is being auctioned off with a starting price of $500,000 (VND11.7 billion). The rock consists of 6 pieces attached together, the largest weighing about 2.7 kg.

The lunar meteorite consists of six pieces that are connected together and weigh 5.5kg, with the largest piece weighing about 2.7kg.

The representative of the business that owns the lunar meteorite said that the Tam Chuc pagoda complex, with an area of ​​5,000 hectares, is where the 2019 United Nations Vesak Festival will take place. During the festival, Tam Chuc pagoda will attract many Buddhists, students and pupils from home and abroad to attend.

The company successfully auctioned the lunar meteorite and brought it to display at the temple with the purpose of teaching students to come to the temple to practice, love science, love nature, love astronomy, and pray for world peace.

Perspective of Tam Chuc Pagoda (Ha Nam), the pagoda is under construction and will be completed in early 2019 - where the lunar meteorite will be displayed.

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