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PremiumVIVAnews -a woman was arrested for trying to sell the stone strong thought came from the moon. The stone dilego with price US $ 1.7 million or approximately Rp14,5 billion to NASA researchers who are undercover.
Although recognized as a chunk of stone Moon, NASA researchers will test with the standard procedure. A piece of Moon rock was about to sell a woman at Lake Elsinore, California, United States.
"Maybe this is the stone of the month, but should be tested first authenticity," said Deputy Inspector General of NASA, Gail Robinson, as quoted from the page the Los Angeles Times.
Women whose identity has not been published it had detained since Thursday morning. Police and NASA researchers are watching women suspicious that gestures. "He was not arrested," said Robinson.
A police report at the Riverside, the detention of women was done after NASA researchers investigating this case for several months. The inquiry focused upon the presence of the stone that came from outer space.
The results are persisted. NASA researchers attempting to get a month of unidentified women. During the investigation, a disguised finally NASA officials hold secret meeting at a restaurant the Lake Elsinore. When the officer NASA agreed to meet and will buy the stone for US $ 1.7 million. The woman finally managed to dibekuk.
Rocks-rocks on the Moon is classified as national treasures that became part of the artifact. Federal law prohibits the sale of hard objects artifacts.
"This is not always, someone dared to try to sell a piece of Moon rock," said Robinson.
Robinsin claims to be, NASA is investigating the matter of the case of a total of two times a year. This is done to follow up on reports of knick knacks space on the black market.
A report recently even informed that two motor rockets from the Apollo missions that put a man on the Moon, is being sold via the internet.
Currently, NASA claimed to have collected the Moon rock samples with 2,460 total weight of about 382 kilograms. Most of the stones were collected during the Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17. In addition, three unmanned spacecraft, the Soviet Luna, never bring about 0.3 kilograms of Lunar rock samples back to Earth. (art)
