Further Examination

One assumption is that Smithsonian wants to invest money in the rock for further analysis of the rock. As the news came that the institution too sliced out a piece of it and mailed it to University of California, Los Angeles. The piece was sent to professor emeritus John Wasson. The man is called, “guru of iron meteorites.”    

Finding Out More

Wasson was going to investigate deeper into the object to find out more about its chemical components. And if the result shows meteorites containing rare elements its value will increase multifold in the market. There will be an even bigger line of museums or collectors bidding for it.    

All Decided

Even though the tests were still on, Mazurek and Sirbescu did have plans for it. Mazurek decided to give away ten percent of the sale price to CMU. He hopes that his contribution would finance the study related expenses of students of Earth and atmospheric science fields.    

More Than Expected

Though this is not clear how much would the department get, Sirbescu is already thankful that she could get access to this unique meteorite. The students had gotten the opportunity to see the meteorite up close. Earlier, it was something they had seen in textbooks only.    

New Dimension

Sirbescu further observed that the meteorite provided a fresh perspective regarding the planetary system. She said, “Just think, what I was holding is a piece of the early solar system that literally fell into our hands.”

Not Clear

It is still unclear if the meteorite is still with Mazurek or he sold it off. But this story did trigger a passion for finding more meteors among the people.