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Biggest Martian Meteorite Ever Found Could Fetch $4 Million at Auction
One lucky bidder will soon fork over millions of dollars to take home NWA 16788, a 54-pound (24-kilogram) Martian meteorite. This space rock, discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023, is the largest chunk of the Red Planet ever found on Earth.
The biggest piece of Mars on Earth is going up for auction in New York
The red, brown and gray hunk is about 70% larger than the next largest piece of Mars found on Earth and represents nearly 7% of all the Martian material currently on this planet, Sotheby’s says. It measures nearly 15 inches by 11 inches by 6 inches.
A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for ...
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...
A huge and “incredibly rare” chunk of Mars that crash-landed in the Sahara will go on sale for nearly $2m at auction. Sotheby ...
Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would ...
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Glassy Martian meteorite that likely crashed to Earth in recent years to be sold at auction – and it has a massive asking priceA rock weighing 25kg. Estimated auction price: $2m (€1.7m) to $4m. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth. Sotheby’s in New York will be auctioning what’s known as NWA ...
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