More Precious than Gold
A piece of the Moon: one of the rarest substances on Earth
Marc Newson is one of the most accomplished and influential designers of our time. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines to create everything from chairs, household objects, a concept car to restaurants, interiors of private and commercial jets and a spaceplane, designed for EADS Astirum, the fulfilment of a lifelong personal ambition.
The design concept for the Lunar Rock Edition is inspired by the Apollo 11 LEM (lunar excursion module). Each book is contained in a LEM-inspired case whose surface is an actual 3D topography of the Moon made from a single piece of aluminum, and is accompanied by a separately packaged, authentic and documented piece of lunar rock, all ranging in weight, size and coloration.
The Lunar Rock Edition is limited to 12 copies only (edition no. 1958-1969). Copy no. 1969 includes a complete Lunar Meteorite weighing in at 348 grams. One of the largest lunar meteorites ever found on Earth, this is an extremely rare item as nearly all meteorites have been cut into smaller portions for sale or for study.
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Following standard conventions established by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society, each distinct meteorite fall or find is named after its discovery site with the location usually abbreviated (e.g. NWA for North West Africa). Often a meteorite mass will break up into several pieces upon impact with Earth’s atmosphere. The main mass will receive a unique name (e.g. NWA 2995), and any "paired" fragments discovered nearby with the same composition are given the designation of "Paired Individual." With rare exceptions, the meteorites are cut into smaller pieces for scientific analysis and sale to institutions and private individuals.
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Marc Newson is one of the most accomplished and influential designers of our time. He has worked across a wide range of disciplines to create everything from chairs, household objects, a concept car to restaurants, interiors of private and commercial jets and a spaceplane, designed for EADS Astirum, the fulfilment of a lifelong personal ambition.
The design concept for the Lunar Rock Edition is inspired by the Apollo 11 LEM (lunar excursion module). Each book is contained in a LEM-inspired case whose surface is an actual 3D topography of the Moon made from a single piece of aluminum, and is accompanied by a separately packaged, authentic and documented piece of lunar rock, all ranging in weight, size and coloration.
The Lunar Rock Edition is limited to 12 copies only (edition no. 1958-1969). Copy no. 1969 includes a complete Lunar Meteorite weighing in at 348 grams. One of the largest lunar meteorites ever found on Earth, this is an extremely rare item as nearly all meteorites have been cut into smaller portions for sale or for study.
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NWA 5153 Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia Discovery site: Sahara Desert, near the Algerian/Moroccan border Size: 48 x 21 x 17 mm Weight: 15.74 grams 95,000 Euro Further information |
No. 1,965 |
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NWA 482 Type: Feldspathic Impact-Melt Breccia Discovery site: Sahara Desert, near the Algerian/Moroccan border Size: 42 x 50 x 3 mm Weight: 17.54 grams 125,000 Euro Further information |
No. 1,966 |
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Shişr 160 Type: Feldspathic Regolith Breccia Discovery site: Dhofar, Oman Size: 53 x 44 x 18 mm Weight: 30.34 grams 140,000 Euro Further information |
No. 1,967 |
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NWA 5153 Type: Basalt-Bearing Mingled Feldspathic Breccia Discovery site: North West African corridor near the Moroccan / Algerian border Size: 38 x 27 x 23 mm Weight: 41.88 grams 185,000 Euro Further information |
| No. 1,968 |
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NWA 4936 Type: Lunar Feldspathic Breccia Discovery site: Siskou, Morocco Size: 69 x 42 x 17 mm Weight: 91.26 grams 270,000 Euro Further information |
| No. 1,969 |
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NWA 4936 (Paired Individual) Type: Lunar Feldspathic Impact-Melt Breccia Discovery site: Morocco Size: 90 x 75 x 51 mm Weight: 348 grams 480,000 Euro One of the largest lunar meteorites ever discovered on Earth, this is an extremely rare find, as nearly all lunar meteorites have been cut into smaller portions for sale or study. Further information |
Following standard conventions established by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society, each distinct meteorite fall or find is named after its discovery site with the location usually abbreviated (e.g. NWA for North West Africa). Often a meteorite mass will break up into several pieces upon impact with Earth’s atmosphere. The main mass will receive a unique name (e.g. NWA 2995), and any "paired" fragments discovered nearby with the same composition are given the designation of "Paired Individual." With rare exceptions, the meteorites are cut into smaller pieces for scientific analysis and sale to institutions and private individuals.
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Norman Mailer, MoonFire, Lunar Rock Edition, designed by Marc Newson
Hardcover, 36.5 x 44 cm (14.4 x 17.3 in.), 350 pages
Includes Marc Newson Package and comes with unique Lunar Rock and Framed Print
Read about the book here!
Each book is contained in a LEM-inspired case whose surface is an actual 3D topography of the Moon made from a single piece of aluminum (Size: 523 x 596 x 347 mm, Weight: 22 kilograms), and is accompanied by a separately packaged piece of lunar rock:
Each copy includes a Plexiglas-framed, ready-to-hang, archival-quality, numbered photographic print, produced using the revolutionary new Skia printing technique, and signed by Buzz Aldrin.
