Genuine Lunar + Mars Dust Vial Combo Pack

When we slice scientifically studied meteorites, we sanitize the collection basin and collect the residual dust. We provide it to jewelry makers, guitar builders, artists, collectors and much more! The dust comes with a signed card that also contains information on the meteorite itself.

You are purchasing 2 beautiful vials, one filled with genuine Martian meteorite dust from Mars and the other filled with genuine Lunar meteorite dust from our moon.  Both vials are encased in membrane display cases designed for a 3 dimensional view of the dust. 

The meteorite itself that this dust derived from has been scientifically studied and confirmed to be of Martian origin by leading scientists in the field of Meteoritics, and have been identified and named as the following:

Lunar: Adrar 013, a rare anorthositic lunar gabbro-norite meteorite from our moon.
Martian: Amgala 001, an olivine-phyric Shergotitte from Planet Mars.

These are big hits for holidays and birthdays.  Give the most perfect, unique gift this year!

How do we know it’s from the Moon? 

Unlike Earth, the Moon has only an extremely tenuous exosphere and lacks the substantial atmospheric protection that shields our planet from most incoming meteoroids. As a result, asteroid impacts occur frequently on the lunar surface. These powerful collisions can eject lunar material into space, and on rare occasions, some of these fragments are propelled into Earth-crossing orbits. If a fragment survives its fiery passage through Earth's atmosphere and reaches the ground, it becomes known as a meteorite.

When a suspected lunar meteorite is recovered—often by experienced meteorite hunters—a sample is submitted for scientific analysis. Using petrographic thin sections, chemical testing, and isotopic studies, Meteoriticists compare the specimen's composition to known lunar materials. Its lunar origin is then confirmed through a combination of mineralogical, chemical, and isotopic signatures that match lunar samples returned to Earth by NASA's Apollo missions. Once classified, these rare extraterrestrial specimens find their way into museums, universities, research collections, and private collections around the world.

How do we know it's really from Mars?

Just like our moon, Planet Mars also encounters Meteoroid impacts quite often. With enough velocity, chunks of Mars can eject and escape its own gravity, sending them on a journey through interplanetary space. If the sun or Earth’s atmosphere doesn’t burn them up and they survive their violent descent to Earth, they have the chance of being discovered, studied and classified by leading scientists in the field of Meteoritics! Using microscopic (thin sections), chemical, and isotopic analysis, scientists compare the stone’s composition to known planetary materials.

But the most definitive evidence comes from gas trapped inside the rock! 
Martian meteorites contain tiny bubbles of gas sealed within glassy inclusions. When analyzed using mass spectrometry, the gas composition matches the Martian atmosphere exactly as measured directly by NASA’s Viking landers in the 1970s and confirmed by later missions like Curiosity. The match is so specific that there's no other natural source on Earth (or elsewhere) with the same gas profile.

The Interstellar Collection, LLC is acknowledged by the IMCA (#3950), the Global Meteorite Association (GMA #042) and the Meteorite Club. We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of all of our meteorites.