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World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $5.3 million at auction

“NWA 16788 is a discovery of extraordinary significance — the largest Martian meteorite ever found on Earth, and the most valuable of its kind ever offered at auction,” Cassandra Hatton, vice chairma...

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Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at Sotheby's

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Biggest piece of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3 million — meet the meteorite that shocked Sotheby’s

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3 million at auction, but young dinosaur steals the show

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday.

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Ceratosaur Fossil Auctioned for $30.5 Million by Sotheby’s

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A Mars rock was expected to sell at auction for $4 million. The final bid was for more

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Here’s How Much the ‘Largest Piece of Mars on Earth’ Sold for at Auction

The meteorite is around 70% larger than the next biggest piece of Mars on Earth, and it represents around 7% of the entirety of Martian material on planet Earth.

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World’s biggest Mars rock sells for $4.3 million at auction

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction

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What the $5.3 Million Martian Meteorite Reveals About Mars—and What It Can’t

There’s really no substitute for ‘ground truth,’ and the Martian meteorites represent the only known samples from that planet.” In those words, geochemist Ralph Harvey encapsulates the scientific significance behind the record-breaking sale of a 54-pound Martian meteorite at Sotheby’s in New York.

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A chunk of Mars just sold for a record-breaking $5.3 million at auction

Auction house Sotheby's just auctioned off the largest known Mars meteorite, realizing a record price that shattered expectations.

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 stones linked to Mercury.