Lunar Highlands Meteorite Necklace

 Rare Lunar Meteorite Material!

The Moon has captured the human eye for millennia. It hangs in the night sky as Earth's singular and beautiful natural satellite. Our moon is uncommonly large proportional to our planet, a fact owed to its likely origin as an asteroid. When we look up to it, we can see the light "terra" and dark "mare," both sections of igneous rock.

This necklace contains a hand-crafted pendant which contains lunar dust material. It comes from the lunar meteorite NWA 5000 which originated on the light colored highlands of the Moon. The pendant was created based off a LiDAR scan of the Moon's surface, which gives it a unique and scientifically accurate look. The Moon’s craters, valleys, and mountains in all their lunar glory, can be worn right on your neck!

A NECKLACE MADE FROM THE MOON:

3,200,000,000 years ago, an asteroid struck the surface of the Moon. Immediately, a mass of rock, dust, and other regolith material was ejected from the ground. Most of this material likely fell back to the surface, but due to the Moon's low gravity, one piece managed to fly so high it escaped into outer space. Eventually, it was caught up in Earth's own orbit and was pulled down to our planet as a burning meteorite.

This meteorite is known as NWA 5000 and is part of a unique class of meteorites called a "lunaite." While most impactors that land on Earth come from the Asteroid Belt, this amazing specimen actually comes from the surface of the Moon. It is made up of highland anorthosite which tells us it came from the brighter colored sections of the Moon's surface.

CRAFTED WITH LUNAR METEORITE MATERIAL:

Crafted in Fairfax, Virginia, this handcrafted pendant is based on NASA LiDAR scans of the Moon's surface. Each pendant is painted by hand to enhance the depth of the surface and then we embed small pockets of fine grained dust from lunar meteorite NWA 5000.

The base of the pendant is covered with a dome of clear resin, enhanced with mica to catch the light from all angles. The base is seated in polished, sterling silver and includes a 20" sterling silver Rolo chain.

The pendant ships in a black jewelry box along with an informational card that serves as certificate of authenticity.

Please Note: As each pendant is crafted by hand, each necklace will be absolutely unique with variations in lunar dust placement and visual texture. Of course, they are all beautiful. 

SHIPPING NOTE: This item may ship separately from other items in your order, in which case you will receive a separate tracking number.