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CNN on MSN · 3h

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 bidder at a Sotheby’s New York auction Wednesday.

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.

The Independent on MSN · 12m

Largest Martian Meteorite on Earth sold for millions at auction

The largest piece of Mars ever discovered on Earth was sold for more than $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York.Named NWA 16788, the 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock was unearthed by a meteorite hunter in Niger’s Sahara Desert in November 2023.

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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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Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million

A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...

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