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Martian Meteorite Sells for Record $5.3 Million at Sotheby's

"This is an amazing Martian meteorite that broke off of the Martian surface," said Cassandra Hatton, Sotheby's vice-chairman and global head of science and natural history, ahead of the auction.

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

The Times of Israel · 8h

Martian meteorite sells for record $5.3 million at New York auction

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

A chunk of the Martian surface that at some point crashed into Earth following an unlikely cosmic journey sold Wednesday, July 16 to an anonymous bidder for a record $5.3 million at a Sotheby’s New Y...

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

WBAL · 1d

Largest Mars rock found on Earth sold for $4.3M at Sotheby’s auction

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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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Largest chunk of Mars on Earth sells for $5.3 million

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

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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.

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Record-Breaking Martian Meteorite Sale Captivates Collectors

A 54-pound Martian meteorite, the largest ever found on Earth, sold for $5.3 million at Sotheby's. The meteorite, discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2023, is known as NWA 16788. The auction sparked intense bidding,

Boing Boing on MSN10h

Huge Martian chunk sells for $4.3 million - plus fees

A meteorite known as NWA 16788 was found in the Sahara Desert in 2023. The composition of the meteorite is Martian shergottite, or lava from a planet other than the Earth. Weighing over 54 pounds, it is the largest of only 400 known Martian meteorites by far.