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Largest Martian meteorite sells for a whopping $5.3M at auction: ‘Geological time capsule from another world’
This record-breaking rock had losing bidders seeing red. At one of Sotheby’s Geek Week events, hosted at NYC’s own American ...
World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $4.3 million at auction
A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for a hammer price of $4.3 million to an anonymous ...
Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for nearly $5.3 million at auction
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars sold for more than $5 million when it went up for auction on Wednesday at Sotheby's.
Who wants to buy a piece of Mars?
The largest piece of Mars on Earth became the most valuable meteorite ever sold at auction at Sotheby’s annual ”Geek Week,” ...
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.
Meteorite fragments found in the Sahara turn out to be from the most mysterious planet in our solar system
Very few meteorites from this planet ever reach Earth and none have been scientifically proven. A study investigated two ...
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The largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $4.3 million
On Wednesday (July 16), the largest Mars meteorite on Earth was auctioned off at Sotheby's in New York City for $4.3 million. The jagged, 54-pound (25-kilogram) chunk of the Red Planet is formally ...
At 54 pounds, this Mars rock is largest on Earth. It could sell at auction for $4 million
A chunk of the Martian surface that made an unlikely voyage to Earth will be available to the highest bidder at Sotheby's ...
Largest Mars rock ever found on Earth sells for $4.3m at auction
The meteorite was discovered in Niger in November 2023 and is 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars recovered on ...
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The largest chunk of Mars on Earth just fetched a meteoric sum at auction, but bidders really bit at a baby dinosaur skeleton
The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and ...
A Rare Rock from Another Planet Is Up for Auction — and It’s Expected to Sell for This Many Millions
A rare rock from Mars known as Meteorite NWA 16788 will be up for auction at Sotheby's on July 16. The meteorite may sell for ...
Largest chunk of Mars discovered on Earth sells at auction for $5.3 million
The largest Martian meteorite ever discovered on Earth at a Sotheby’s auction in New York for $5.3 million after being found in the Sahara Desert in 2023.