Did it feel weird to have held a piece of Mars in your hand?

Question: Did it feel weird to have held a piece of Mars in your hand?
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Asked by ethan99 to Kate on 10 Mar 2014.
- Kate Nicholson answered on 10 Mar 2014:
  
  Very. It was awesome and humbling at the same time. My brain couldn’t quite comprehend that this was part of another planet that I had in my hand, and there aren’t many people who have had chance to examine this sample, so I felt very lucky too.

Question: Did it feel weird to have held a piece of Mars in your hand?