Became a Millionaire Overnight
2.1kg Meteorite Fell from the Sky
Expected Price is $1.85 Million
The story of the Indonesian coffin maker Joshua Hudakalung, who became a millionaire overnight, has become a hot topic.
Joshua Hudakalung reported that while making a coffin in front of his house, a meteorite about the size of a soccer ball hit the edge of his living room balcony and fell.
He said, “There was a loud noise suddenly, and the house shook as if a tree had fallen on it. Later, I discovered it was a rock, but it was too hot to pick up. My wife dug it up using a hoe and brought it home.”
Joshua Hudakalung later planned to sell the meteorite to an American collector.
Although the exact price has not been disclosed, the expected selling price is $1.85 million, the same amount as his 30 years’ salary.
Joshua eventually sold the meteorite and announced he would use the money to build a church for his local community.
Jared Collins, an American space expert dispatched to protect the meteorite, said, “I got on a plane right away to buy the meteorite. I was considering whether to purchase the rock directly or to cooperate with American scientist collectors,” and added, “I brought Joshua as much money as possible.”
Jared Collins later took the meteorite to the United States, and it is known that an American collector purchased the meteorite and stored it in liquid nitrogen at the Meteorite Center of Arizona State University.
The meteorite is said to be classified as a CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite, which is very rare.
Meanwhile, it is not common for meteorites to fall to Earth. Also, very few people witness it, and scientists estimate millions of meteorites enter the Earth’s atmosphere each year.
Less than 10,000 meteorites survive the high-speed air friction and fall onto land, rivers, lakes, seas, etc.
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