OSIRIS-REx capsule meteorite pendant necklace
Check out the other pieces of the OSIRIS-REx and Bennu collection. OSIRIS-REx and Bennu jewelry Introducing the OSIRIS-REx and Bennu collection in honor of the asteroid-sample return on the 24th of September. Featuring the Bennu asteroid and OSIRIS-REx's sample return capsule (SRC). All pieces in this collection are handmade from real meteorite and/or sterling silver. About this piece This piece is made of meteorite with a sterling silver chain. The meteorite pendant is inspired by the OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule. 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite While 101955 Bennu's asteroid sample will be used for science, we found the next best thing for jewelry: 4.5-billion-year-old Muonionalusta meteorite. This meteorite crashed on Earth about 1 million years ago. Muonionalusta consists mostly of iron-nickel and while its molten metal was cooling down over millions of years formed a beautiful christiline structure known as Widmanstätten patterns[Wikipedia]. The meteorite used in this collecti