The auction is estimated to have netted more than USD one million from the sale of meteorites.
The Moon slabs, each weighing around 907 grams, were the most expensive items sold at the auction, which was conducted by Heritage Auctions and featured more than 125 other pieces from around the solar system, the 'New York Daily News' reported.
The rocks went for a bargain price as the organisers had earlier predicted that the Moon rocks are going to be sold for at least USD 340,000.
According to the organisers, the Moon rocks were fourth largest ever to be made available to the public.
Other hot items shipped at the auction included a piece of the famed "Peekskill meteorite," which fell to Earth and crushed a Chevy Malibu in Westchester in 1992 (USD 16,250) and a tiny shard of Mars that musician Herbie Hancock carried in his pocket during a performance at The Kennedy Center in Washington last year for USD 9,375.
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