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Moon land sellers compared

Several companies sell acres of the Moon and Mars. They differ in price, parcel size, what arrives in the mail and how they explain the law. Here they are side by side, using only what each one says on its own site.

Checked 4 October 2026About 6 minutesSources listed at the end
Short answer

Every seller here sells documents. None can sell title to lunar or Martian land, because the 1967 Outer Space Treaty bars every country from claiming those bodies, and without a country no one can record title there. The real differences are price, parcel size, format, whether there is a public record, and how plainly the seller describes what you get.

Side by side

From each seller's own site on 4 October 2026. "Says" means the seller's own statement; a dash means we did not find it on the pages we read.
SellerSinceListed priceParcelWhat arrivesWhat it says about the law
Lunar Embassy1980, it says$34.99 per acre, Moon or Mars1 to 20 acres; larger on requestThree printed documents on 11 x 14 inch paper; PDF $10 extra; name printing $2.50Says the treaty binds governments, not individuals, and that its founder filed a claim and notified the UN in 1980
Buy Planets—$59.90 per plot, Moon, Mars or Venus100 acresCertificate with the plot's coordinates and an overview mapSays the treaty addresses governments, and that plots may only be used peacefully in line with the treaty
MoonRegister—€14.99 or €29.992 or 10 acresPDF certificate, Moon map and photo book; the larger package adds Moon atlas softwarePresents it as a gift; we found no legal statement on its home page
Red Homestead2026$39 per parcel claim, Moon or Mars160, 640 or 2,560 acres, surveyed19-document claim file and certificate by email; public registry entry; printed file $50 extraSays no one can convey title today; sells a documented forward claim and a collectible

We also looked at the Lunar Registry (lunarregistry.com), which describes itself as the International Lunar Lands Registry, founded in 1999, and prices plots by location. Its site did not load for us on 4 October 2026, so it is not in the table.

Lunar Embassy

The oldest seller here. Its founder, Dennis Hope, says he filed a claim to the Moon in San Francisco in 1980 and wrote to the United Nations, and the company has sold lunar acres since. It now lists Moon acres at $34.99, with themed lots near the Apollo 11 and Apollo 15 landing sites at $54.99, and sells acres on Mars and on Jupiter's moon Io. Each order is three printed documents on 11 x 14 inch simulated parchment: a lunar deed, a map, and a set of "codes, covenants and restrictions." The company says each sale is recorded in its registration database, and that its property includes mineral rights. Its FAQ explains its use of the word "novelty" with a dictionary definition and says buyers own the property they buy.

Buy Planets

Sells 100-acre plots on the Moon, Mars or Venus at one price, $59.90, each with a certificate showing exact coordinates and an overview map. Its site says there are no further costs after purchase and that the treaty was addressed to governments rather than companies or private persons. It also says the property may only be used for peaceful purposes in line with the Outer Space Treaty.

MoonRegister

A gift-focused seller. Its standard package is 2 acres for €14.99 and its premium package 10 acres for €29.99, each with a personalized PDF certificate, a PDF Moon map and a PDF photo book; the premium package adds Moon atlas software. Everything is digital.

Red Homestead

That's us, so read this part knowing who wrote it. We sell a documented good-faith claim to a surveyed parcel, at $39 for any size. What is different in practice:

  • A survey. Parcels are drawn with corner coordinates on each body's official reference frame and corrected for latitude, with a Parcel ID.
  • One claimant per parcel. The explorer blocks overlapping claims, and on Mars it blocks claims over 20 reserved zones around landers, rovers and planned landing regions.
  • A public record. Every filed claim appears on the registry roll; names show only when the claimant opts in.
  • A contest period. Each claim is published for 24 months, and any contest is settled by filing date.
  • Paperwork. A 19-document claim file modeled on US homestead and mining-claim records.
  • Plain labels. Every page says it is not title, not a deed and not an investment.

How to choose

  1. Decide what the gift is for. A funny card and a framed certificate, or a parcel they can look up, with a record and a story behind it.
  2. Read what the seller says about the law. If a page tells you that you will own the land, or hints at resale value, keep looking.
  3. Check the format and timing. Printed documents ship; PDFs arrive at once.
  4. Look for a refund policy and a way to contact the seller.

Our guides to buying land on the Moon and on Mars cover the law in more detail.

Lunar Embassy, Lunar Registry, Buy Planets and MoonRegister are names of their respective owners. Red Homestead is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. Descriptions come from each company's public website on the date shown.

Keep reading

Moon and Mars land as a gift
What arrives, how to give it and what to write.
Who owns the Moon?
The treaty, the flags and the Artemis Accords.
Red Homestead pricing
What the $39 claim includes.

Sources

  1. Lunar Embassy: Moon land product page, Mars product page and FAQ
  2. Buy Planets home page
  3. MoonRegister home page
  4. UN Office for Outer Space Affairs: the Outer Space Treaty

Questions about moon land sellers

Is Lunar Embassy legit?

Lunar Embassy is an operating business that, by its own account, has sold lunar land since 1980. Its certificates are not recognized as property by any government or court, and under the Outer Space Treaty none can be. The company argues that the treaty binds governments and not individuals; its FAQ sets out that argument.

Do NASA or the UN recognize any of these sellers?

No. NASA does not sell or register land, and the United Nations has not recognized any private claim to the Moon or Mars. Sellers that mention NASA or the UN usually mean the maps they use or a letter they sent.

Which moon land seller is best?

It depends on what you want. For a quick certificate in the mail or a PDF, the certificate sellers do that for $15 to $60. For a surveyed parcel with a public record, a contest period and a full claim file, that is what Red Homestead was built to do, for $39.

I already bought a certificate elsewhere. Can I use it here?

You can submit it through our import page. We review it and, if the parcel is open, document the claim through the same 24-month process as any new claim.

Are prices on this page current?

They are the prices each seller listed on its own site on 4 October 2026. Prices change; check the seller's site before you buy.

See a surveyed parcel before you pay

Open the explorer and click any ground on the Moon or Mars to see its coordinates, acreage and Parcel ID. A claim is $39.

Open the claim explorer    Give a Mars claim as a gift

Important legal disclaimer

No title to land is conveyed. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty (Art. II) bars national appropriation of celestial bodies, and no sovereign, court, or land registry currently has jurisdiction to grant or enforce private title to land on the Moon, Mars, or any celestial body. Red Homestead does not and cannot convey legal ownership or any presently-enforceable property right.

What you purchase. A claim-documentation and registry service — the preparation, public publication, opposition-period adjudication, and continuous-possession recordkeeping of a good-faith homestead claim — together with a collectible certificate. It is a record of your claim and intent, not a title.

Not an investment; not a security. Your payment is not an investment of money in a common enterprise and carries no expectation of profit from our efforts. We make no representation that a claim can be resold or will be worth money. The claim is not offered as a security and is not registered with the SEC, any state securities regulator, or any other authority.

No guarantee of recognition; no sovereignty; not legal advice. We model the process on frameworks in which documented good-faith possession was sometimes later recognized, but we do not guarantee any authority will ever recognize your claim. No Red Homestead claim asserts national sovereignty. Nothing here is legal, tax, or financial advice.