Xuan Truong Company purchased Moon Moon meteorite for more than 600,000 USD

The Moon meteorite block was sold for more than $ 600,000 at an auction in Boston, USA, for Xuan Truong to be donated to a temple.

According to Fox News, a 5 kg meteorite, called the "Moon Piece ," was sold for $ 612,500 (14.3 billion) in October 19 trading at RR Auction Auction Center, state. Boston, USA.

Geoff Nokin, CEO of Aerolite Meteorites - the unit that owns the meteorite, announced the specimen was sold to a representative 'working for the Tam Chuc temple complex in Ha Nam province in Vietnam'.

Talking to the PV about the above information, a representative of Tam Chuc Pagoda confirmed that the Moon block was bought by the enterprise to build Xuan Truong to give back to the temple.

The man said the donation would be announced soon after the "Moon Piece" was routinely sent back to Vietnam.

The "Moon Piece" meteorite block is on display at Amherst, New Hampshire, USA.(Photo: AP).

According to RR Auction, this is the largest moon -sized meteorite ever auctioned with a starting price of $ 500,000 (11.7 billion).

The stone was discovered in 2017 in Mauritania, northwest of Africa. The meteorite may have fallen to Earth thousands of years ago.

'As soon as we saw this meteorite, we immediately realized its abnormality. This is a discovery that happens only once in a lifetime , "said Notkin.

The CEO of Aerolite Meteorites describes the 6-piece stone block, with the largest part weighing about 2.7kg.

According to Robert Livingston, RR Auction vice president, Lunar rock samples brought back to Earth by American astronauts are government property. Auctioning is the only way for private collectors to own Moon stones.