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This ASTEROID has been in the possession of my client since 1976. It came from Tunguska,
USSR/Russia. It is believed to be the only known and existing piece of an Asteroid that historically fell
there on June 30, 1908.
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Extensive tests have been ran, including the University of Kentucky Computer Center, Louisville,KY
(1022 lines created, shrmatch) xray film and computer printout of the search/match routine used in the
analysis, which they were unable to positively identify the material. (Of course, they'd never
seen/tested an asteroid before). We have copies of all this documentation, and all the testing occurred
in 1984.
We also have another report (again, 1984), from Antec Consulting Chemists, Louisville,KY, with them
stating that "the material is believed to be of meteorite origin since the elemental concentrations are of
this concentration." All of these paper reports/documentation are available for inspection purposes. In
1988, this Asteroid was valued at between $3.1 and $3.7 million dollars.
The subject matter is in excellent condition, and has never been cleaned. It weighs approx. 996 grams
(2 lbs., 3 oz) and measures approx. 3 5/8" long x 2 1/2" high x 2 3/8" in width. What I thought was very
interesting as the photographer, was the way it looked in person having never been cleaned. When I
looked at the photos, I was very surprised as how this Asteroid looked when the flash of the camera
had gone off. It was "golden" in coloration, almost glowing. You can see evidence of this golden aura
in the photos yourself.
Upon request by this client to sell this item, I began researching the asteroid that fell in Tunguska,
Russia (in 1908), and literature/findings associated with this phenomenon. Following is the information
I have found (which is very interesting):
According to a printed article in Reader's Digest (approx. 1988), & an excerpt as follows, "Asteroids,
minor planets whose small sizes and irregular shapes led them to be occasionally called "flying
mountains." "But unlike the major planets, some Asteroids travel in odd orbits that cross Earth's own
annual path around the sun. They can thus collide with our planet."
Also an excerpt from Reader's Digest (same issue): "Eyes of the Skies." "Above a remote part of the
Siberian forest on June 30, 1908, a glowing object shot across the sky and exploded with the energy of
a 12 megaton hydrogen bomb. Seismic waves from that blast in Tunguska, Russia, were detected as
far away as England. Shock waves leveled every tree within a 50-mile wide area. Dust and debris
spread worldwide. Gamblers might be interested in the Asteroids as flying goldmines. Some futurists
believe that a single mile-wide asteroid containing high grade nickel and iron could bring an investor
up to $4 trillion dollars (remember, this was written in 1988), enough to pay off America's national debt
and pay the taxes of every citizen for a year. Besides iron and nickel, some stray asteroids may carry
rich deposits of gold and platinum.
A recent internet search to find out more about this Asteroid resulted in an article (of which I've used
an excerpt) that I found from the signs supplement-meteors, asteroids, comets, and NEO's Feb-May
2004's headline - Meteorite crash explored by Astronomical Society" and I quote, "In the early morning
hours of June 30, 1908, a huge fireball streaked across the Siberian sky and crashed into Earth." A
witness to the actual event said, "The sky split apart and a great fire appeared. It became so hot one
couldn't stand it. There was a deafening explosion and my friend was blown over the ground across a
distance of six meters. As the hot wind passed by, the ground and the huts trembled. Sod was shaken
from our ceilings and glass was splintered out of the window frames." For years, researchers have
gone back to the site and tried to find our more information about this particular event.
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Further, "The event in 1908 is called the Tunguska named after a river in Russia. The object left a trail
of light 800 kilometers long and at first nobody knew what it was. Some thought it was an explosion of
anti-matter. Others suggested a black hole. Some even claimed it to be the work of extra-terrestrials.
But most scientists now agree it was a comet or an asteroid."
"The power of the blast felled trees outward in a radial pattern of over 2,000 square kilometers, fires
burned for weeks. The mass of the object has been estimated at about 100,000 tons and the force of
the explosion at 40 megatons of TNT, 2,000 times the force of the atomic bomb that exploded over
Hiroshima in 1945. By comparison, the explosive force of the Arizona that struck some 50,000 years
ago has been estimated at 3.5 megatons."
"Had such a cosmic body exploded over Europe instead of the desolate region of Siberia, the number
of human victims would have been 500,000 or more, not to mention the ensuing ecological
catastrophe."
This ASTEROID is of such historic and scientific significance TO THE WORLD that it could possibly
make a difference, through research and study, to make scientific predictions and to be ready for the
next one.
This is truly a once in a lifetime chance to have your own piece of the rock that is truly "out of this
world."
Please email any questions.
Thanks.
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