Mega Meteorite Bundle
Mega Meteorite Bundle
Seven meteorite specimens, each of them a unique relic from an incredible impact in Earth's history!
Our new Mega Meteorite Bundle is a collection of outer space & meteorite specimens from across billions of years, from the formation of our solar system, to the K-Pg extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs, to the 1908 Tunguska Event, all sold under one discounted price! Each specimen ships in its own glass-topped riker display case that measures 4"x3"x1", along with an informational authenticity card.
This bundle includes the Campo del Cielo, Tunguska Event Surviving Tree, Extraterrestrial Amino Acids, Sikote Alin, Death of the Dinosaurs, Birth of the Solar System, and Lunar Highlands specimens for a discounted price. More details on individual specimens can be found below.
📸 Campo del Cielo specimens
It came from the sky...
With the Mega Meteorite Bundle, you receive seven (7) of our favorite meteorite specimens! Each item comes in its own riker display case along with a statement of authenticity and information the item. Ready to dive into the collection?
The Campo del Cielo fell around 2500 BCE, leaving behind a massive strewn field across northern Argentina. Upon impact, the meteorite ignited massive forest fires that were incorporated into apocalyptic indigenous myths of the region. This specimen is a fragment of the metal Campo del Cielo meteorite.
📸 Tunguska Event and Extraterrestrial Amino Acids Specimens
The mysterious 1908 Tunguska Event was a massive explosion in the sky over Siberia, flattening 830 square miles of forest. The meteorite airburst impact occurred over a sparsely inhabited region with few eye witnesses, but it remains the most destructive impact in recorded history. This specimen is a piece of wood from a surviving tree at the Tungska Event site. The material was collected by scientists from the University of Bologna, studying the suspected epicenter of the blast at Lake Cheko.
Each year nearly 40,000,000 kilograms (88.1 million pounds) of meteoritic material rains down on the Earth from outer space. Less than 1% of these falls holds traces of organic compounds, and within this tiny subset scientists sometimes come across even rarer material: extraterrestrial amino acids.
Crafted in our workshop, this specimen is composed of two special carbonaceous chondrites: Murchison and Jbilet Winselwan. The specimen measures roughly 1.5cm in length or three times the size of the specimen included in the Fourth Edition Mini Museum.
📸 Sikhote Alin and Death of the Dinosaurs Specimens
As the Sikhote Alin fell to Earth in 1947, the roaring bolide shook the ground and burned so bright as to cause temporary blindness in eyewitnesses. This specimen is a fragment of the meteorite, which was seen and painted by artist Pyotr Medvedev. The impactor was an exceptionally heavy iron meteorite of the IIAB group and was once the inner core of a planetesimal, a relic of the early solar system.
The Death of the Dinosaurs came in the form of two catastrophes: the volcanic Deccan Traps that had been slowly choking off life on Earth and the Chicxulub asteroid that delivered a further crushing blow to the planet's ecosystems. This specimen holds material from both phenomenon, two interacting catastrophes that nearly wiped out all life on Earth.
📸 Birth of the Solar System Allende Meteorite and Lunar Highlands Specimens
Traces from the Birth of the Solar System can be found in the Allende meteorite, the largest known carbonaceous chondrite. When it fell to Earth in 1969, scientists found the space rock was filled with ancient mineral inclusions which formed in the chaos of the solar system's protoplanetary disk, providing much insight into how our planets formed. This specimen is an acrylic disk, crafted here at Mini Museum, that contains authentic meteorite dust from the Allende meteorite. The specimen also includes an artistic glitter pattern to represent the formation of our solar system from dust and gas.
Traces of the Lunar Highlands have been falling to the Earth for millions of years in the form of lunar meteorites. While most impactors that land on Earth come from the Asteroid Belt, some are the result of impacts on the Moon that ejected lunar meteorite out into space, later falling to the Earth as lunaite.
This specimen is a hand-crafted resin "moon" containing lunar dust material. It comes from the lunar meteorite NWA 5000 and has been crafted to replicate the shape of our nighttime neighbor. The material's geologic composition has been determined to have come from the lighter highlands of the Moon.
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Mega Meteorites Prepared For Your Collection!
Each specimen arrives in an individual, glass-topped riker display case measuring 4 1/2" x 3 1/2", complete with a authenticity card. This bundle includes some of our favorite meteorite specimens, plus when you purchase as the the Mega Meteorite bundle, you'll also save over $100 on your new outer space collection!
These meteorite specimens are incredible relics from billions of years of impact events on our planet!