stackyFACTSVisually, they look like standard driveway gravel. But because these specific dull fragments were blasted off the red planet millions of years ago and managed to land perfectly on an icy glacier, collectors will aggressively outbid each other just to own a microscopic speck.
Keep exploring facts in this topic.
Economy →STACKY FOR IPHONEKeep discovering with Stacky. Interesting facts in an app that is always within reach.
A highly lucrative underground market exists for pristine fragments of planetary space rock, with rare lunar or Martian meteorites easily selling for hundreds…
Discover more
The two 'M's stamped onto the world's most famous chocolate candies represent a tense business alliance. They stand for Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, sons of…
Discover more
The ultimate frontier of greed involves dragging giant floating rocks down from the stars just to extract their rare metals. It proves that human ambition…
Discover more
Because beating a geopolitical rival to a barren rock was worth any expense. At its peak, the Apollo program swallowed a wildly disproportionate percentage of…
Discover more
Building a house is expensive, but building a house that falls through the vacuum of space at 17,500 miles per hour will completely bankrupt you. The…
Discover more
Owning a piece of your favorite professional sports franchise is a thrilling concept, until you read the fine print. When this beloved football team…
Discover more