Haag doesn't think the auction is such a big deal, however, because, for one thing, the three rocks don't really represent the full range of Martian meteorites. Most geologists put the dozen known meteorites in four or five different classes, not the three delineated when such meteorites first were discovered.
Collectors can't get their hands on the additional types, though, because the U.S. and Japanese governments own all the Martian meteorites that fall in those classes and can't legally sell them.
"Basically, all of us are shy of a full set," Reed says.
So there are a couple of types other than our standard SNC garden varieties? What are they, and if I found one/ had it fall on me (depending), could I keep it? Why should the Japanese and US governments have all the fun? ;-)
"All your meteorites are belong to me!" Tracy Latimer
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